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About Schools in England

Schools in England is an informative portal providing valuable, free information to parents and students. We are the most comprehensive independent directory of all educational establishments in England.

52,284
Total Establishments
27,182
Open Schools
9
Government Regions
188
Local Authorities
Free
Always Free Access
What We Do

The England School Directory

Everything you need to find, explore and compare schools across all 9 regions of England

Comprehensive Search
Search 52,000+ schools by name, town, postcode, region, local authority, type, phase and gender policy. Powered by native FULLTEXT.
Interactive Maps
Every open school plotted on a searchable interactive map. Filter by region, phase and school type on the fly.
Live Statistics
Real-time education statistics dashboards showing school counts by phase, type, region, local authority, gender and religion.
Schools Near Me
GPS-powered tool that finds all open schools within a custom radius of your current location, with distance information.
Data Sources

Official DfE Data — March 2026

All data is sourced from the UK Department for Education's GIAS (Get Information About Schools) open data register

All Establishments
edubasealldata20260321 — 61 MB · 52,000+ records
State-Funded Schools
edubaseallstatefunded20260321 — 8.88 MB
Academies & Free Schools
edubaseallacademiesandfree — 4.9 MB
Children's Centres
edubaseallchildrencentre — 0.74 MB
Establishment Links
links_edubasealldata — 2.36 MB
MAT Membership
academiesmatmembership — 8.27 MB · 15,534 records
Group Records
allgroupsdata — 1.37 MB · 7,166 groups
Governance Data
governance records — 268,871 entries

Data Licence: School data is published by the Department for Education under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Schools in England is an independent directory. For official records, visit GIAS.

Our Purpose

Empowering Parents & Students

Schools in England is an informative portal designed to provide valuable, free information to parents, students, and educators. Choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions a family can make, and our goal is to bring transparency and clarity to this process.

Our Mission

To democratise educational data by transforming complex government datasets into an intuitive, accessible, and user-friendly platform for everyone.

Our Vision

To become the UK's most trusted and complete independent directory for exploring and comparing schools, helping families make informed choices with absolute confidence.

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Why Choose Us?

We combine state-of-the-art technology with official educational data.

  • 100% Free & Accessible No paywalls, no subscriptions. We believe that access to high-quality information about schools shouldn't come with a price tag.
  • Unbiased & Independent We are not affiliated with any specific school group. Our platform surfaces raw facts, capacity figures, and local statistics objectively.
  • Official DfE Data We ingest over 52,000 records straight from the Department for Education's open data register to ensure accuracy, refreshed regularly.

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