Schools and colleges in England (GIAS + Ofsted) — statistics
Every school, academy, college and nursery on the Department for Education register (Get Information About Schools) — URN, name, type and phase, open/closed status, local authority and region, address and postcode, website, capacity and pupils on roll, age range, and the academy trust — joined by URN to the latest published Ofsted inspection outcome and inspection date. From the official daily GIAS extract and Ofsted’s monthly inspection management information. Head-teacher names and telephone numbers are dropped at ingest; the governors extract is never ingested.
headline
| records in dataset | 52,620 |
| last refreshed | 2026-11-08 |
summary
As of 8 November 2026, Schools and colleges in England (GIAS + Ofsted) holds 52,620 records in its current window, published between October 2016 and October 2017.
In October 2017, the last full month in view, 8 records were published, down 174 (95.6%) on the 182 of September 2017. Across the 12 months in view the average is 229 a month; the busiest was March 2017 with 407 and the quietest October 2017 with 8.
Looking at by phase of education, Primary leads with 30,725 records (58.4% of the total), followed by Not applicable (12,599) and Secondary (6,990). Looking at by establishment type, Community school leads with 16,430 records (31.2% of the total), followed by Academy converter (8,272) and Voluntary aided school (5,142). Looking at by Ofsted rating, Good leads with 14,256 records (27.1% of the total), followed by Outstanding (4,478) and Requires improvement (1,840). Looking at largest local authorities, Kent leads with 1,371 records (2.6% of the total), followed by Essex (1,200) and Surrey (1,086).
Over the last 26 refresh days the register gained 35 records, lost 3 and changed 623; the latest refresh, on 8 November 2026, added 0, removed 0 and changed 1.
Latest Ofsted inspections by month
| month | count |
|---|---|
| 2016-10 | 205 |
| 2016-11 | 338 |
| 2016-12 | 171 |
| 2017-01 | 218 |
| 2017-02 | 212 |
| 2017-03 | 407 |
| 2017-04 | 134 |
| 2017-05 | 346 |
| 2017-06 | 345 |
| 2017-07 | 183 |
| 2017-09 | 182 |
| 2017-10 | 8 |
By phase of education
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Primary | 30,725 |
| Not applicable | 12,599 |
| Secondary | 6,990 |
| Middle deemed secondary | 631 |
| Nursery | 619 |
| 16 plus | 581 |
| Middle deemed primary | 260 |
| All-through | 215 |
By establishment type
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Community school | 16,430 |
| Academy converter | 8,272 |
| Voluntary aided school | 5,142 |
| Other independent school | 3,846 |
| Voluntary controlled school | 3,130 |
| Academy sponsor led | 2,944 |
| Welsh establishment | 2,490 |
| Foundation school | 2,184 |
| Community special school | 1,603 |
| Other independent special school | 1,521 |
| Pupil referral unit | 870 |
| Local authority nursery school | 619 |
By Ofsted rating
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Good | 14,256 |
| Outstanding | 4,478 |
| Requires improvement | 1,840 |
| NULL | 1,026 |
| Inadequate | 370 |
Largest local authorities
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Kent | 1,371 |
| Essex | 1,200 |
| Surrey | 1,086 |
| Lancashire | 1,052 |
| Hertfordshire | 990 |
| Birmingham | 985 |
| Staffordshire | 953 |
| Norfolk | 934 |
| Hampshire | 878 |
| Devon | 800 |
| Leeds | 797 |
| Nottinghamshire | 780 |
| Suffolk | 748 |
| Lincolnshire | 745 |
| Derbyshire | 736 |
what changed (last 30 days)
Last 30 days: 35 added, 3 removed, 623 changed — the rows a re-download would make you find yourself.
| refresh day | added | removed | changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-11-07 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026-11-06 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2026-11-05 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2026-11-04 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2026-11-03 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026-11-02 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-11-01 | 20 | 0 | 56 |
| 2026-10-31 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 2026-10-30 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026-10-29 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-10-28 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2026-10-27 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026-10-24 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026-10-23 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026-10-22 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026-10-17 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2026-10-14 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2026-10-13 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
This register diffs itself every morning. Poll the delta instead of the whole
dataset: GET /v1/changes/uk-schools?since=2026-10-09 (add
change=added|removed|changed), or the MCP tool get_changes. One
credit per page, 90-day history — a daily diff of every register fits the free tier.
methodology
Computed from the same records the gankdat API serves — official government feeds, refreshed daily, no scraping. This dataset's licence and personal-data posture are stated in the terms. Counts reflect the current dataset window, not all-time totals. Cite this page with its URL and the last-refreshed date.