Schools: Closures
Commons · Question 30098 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have closed in the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 18 Feb 2025
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.98 state-funded mainstream primary and secondary schools in England closed between January 2020 and December 2024. The attached table sets out these closures by cal...