The latest government statistics on school pupil numbers shows that the trend of diminishing pupil numbers since 2018/19 is continuing. The total anticipated number of primary pupils forecast by local authorities in England shows a decline of around 1% per year until the end of the forecast period (2028/29). In contrast, the total number of forecast secondary school pupils is expected to continue to increase to a high of almost 3.7 million pupils in 2027/28. Local authorities then forecast a decline until the end of the forecast period (2030/31).
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