School population profiles
The control totals for the calibration consisted of DfE pupil population estimates from the 2022-2023 school Census.
The following tables show the profiles by the calibration measures used for the weighting. Note that we have not included the control totals for NUTS2, given the number of data points.
These tables include state and independent schools as these were weighted together.
Gender and year group by region (by phase – school year 1-2, school year 3-6, school year 7-11)
| Year group | Gender | NE | NW | Y&TH | EM | WM | EE | Lon | SE | SW | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Male | 25.0% | 25.2% | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.0% | 25.4% | 25.2% | 25.0% | 25.2% | 25.2% |
| Female | 24.0% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 23.9% | 24.3% | 24.0% | 24.4% | 24.2% | 23.9% | 24.2% | |
| Year 2 | Male | 26.2% | 25.8% | 25.9% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.5% | 25.8% | 26.0% | 25.8% |
| Female | 24.8% | 24.9% | 24.7% | 25.1% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.8% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | |
| Year 3 | Male | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.5% |
| Female | 11.8% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.0% | |
| Year 4 | Male | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| Female | 12.0% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 12.1% | |
| Year 5 | Male | 13.0% | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| Female | 12.3% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.4% | |
| Year 6 | Male | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.1% |
| Female | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | |
| Year 7 | Male | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| Female | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% | |
| Year 8 | Male | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| Female | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | |
| Year 9 | Male | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% |
| Female | 9.8% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 9.9% | |
| Year 10 | Male | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% |
| Female | 10.0% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | |
| Year 11 | Male | 9.4% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| Female | 9.3% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
NE: North East
NW: North West
Y&TH: Yorkshire and the Humber
EM: East Midlands
WM: West Midlands
EE: East of England
Lon: London
SE: South East
SW: South West
Urban rural and stage by region
| Year group | Urban/ Rural | NE | NW | Y&TH | EM | WM | EE | Lon | SE | SW | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School year 1–2 | Rural | 16.2% | 9.3% | 15.1% | 25.1% | 12.8% | 26.8% | 0.1% | 21.2% | 31.0% | 16.3% |
| Urban | 83.8% | 90.7% | 84.9% | 74.9% | 87.2% | 73.2% | 99.9% | 78.8% | 69.0% | 83.7% | |
| School year 3–6 | Rural | 15.9% | 9.4% | 15.3% | 25.3% | 12.2% | 26.5% | 0.1% | 21.1% | 30.8% | 16.3% |
| Urban | 84.1% | 90.6% | 84.7% | 74.7% | 87.8% | 73.5% | 99.9% | 78.9% | 69.2% | 83.7% | |
| School year 7–11 | Rural | 10.8% | 8.7% | 12.7% | 20.7% | 10.8% | 19.8% | 0.3% | 14.7% | 23.6% | 12.8% |
| Urban | 89.2% | 91.3% | 87.3% | 79.3% | 89.2% | 80.2% | 99.7% | 85.3% | 76.4% | 87.2% |
Free school meals (percentage of pupils at school on FSM) and stage by region
| Year group | % pupils on free school meals | NE | NW | Y&TH | EM | WM | EE | Lon | SE | SW | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School year 1–2 | ≤20% FSM | 34.5% | 43.5% | 42.6% | 50.0% | 37.5% | 59.4% | 44.6% | 64.0% | 61.7% | 49.9% |
| >20% FSM | 65.5% | 56.5% | 57.4% | 50.0% | 62.5% | 40.6% | 55.4% | 36.0% | 38.3% | 50.1% | |
| School year 3–6 | ≤20% FSM | 34.1% | 42.9% | 41.1% | 46.4% | 36.1% | 57.6% | 42.3% | 62.1% | 59.5% | 48.1% |
| >20% FSM | 65.9% | 57.1% | 58.9% | 53.6% | 63.9% | 42.4% | 57.7% | 37.9% | 40.5% | 51.9% | |
| School year 7–11 | ≤20% FSM | 27.0% | 40.0% | 37.3% | 48.8% | 37.2% | 63.3% | 36.1% | 68.9% | 61.0% | 48.5% |
| >20% FSM | 73.0% | 60.0% | 62.7% | 51.2% | 62.8% | 36.7% | 63.9% | 31.1% | 39.0% | 51.5% |
School region counts
| Region | School year 1–2 | School year 3–6 | School year 7–11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East | 58,159 | 121,108 | 145,904 |
| North West | 176,986 | 366,137 | 446,977 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 129,788 | 267,699 | 327,106 |
| East Midlands | 111,544 | 232,291 | 285,557 |
| West Midlands | 144,624 | 300,172 | 366,171 |
| East of England | 150,010 | 307,256 | 382,680 |
| London | 210,542 | 422,855 | 507,051 |
| South East | 215,089 | 448,627 | 563,019 |
| South West | 119,039 | 250,793 | 311,326 |
| All | 1,315,781 | 2,716,938 | 3,335,791 |