FOI release

Maintained faith schools

A request and disclosure for information relating to state-funded faith schools in the UK.

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  • Date requested: 23 June 2010
  • Publish date: 20 July 2010
  • Updated: 26 April 2012

Request

How many state-funded faith schools are there in the UK, and what percentage is that of the total number of state-funded schools?

Furthermore, can the Department provide a break down of the different faiths which are state-funded in the UK and the subsequent percentage which these faith denominations then make up of the total number of state-funded schools?

Release

The information requested is in the table below. This information was extracted from Edubase which is the Department바카라 사이트™s database of schools, on 19 July 2010. Please note that this information only applies to maintained schools in England.

For information on schools in Scotland please refer to the . For schools in Wales please refer to the and for schools in Northern Ireland please refer to the .

State School
Religious Character Number %
Christian 32 0.16
Church of England (C of E) 4598 22.88
C of E/Christian  1 0.01
C of E/Free Church 1 0.01
C of E/Methodist 33 0.16
C of E/Methodist/United Reform Church/Baptist 1 0.01
C of E/RC 10 0.05
Greek Orthodox 1 0.01
Hindu 1 0.01
Jewish 38 0.19
Methodist 26 0.13
Methodist/C of E 3 0.01
Muslim 11 0.05
Quaker 1 0.01
Roman Catholic 2010 10
RC/C of E 10 0.05
Seventh Day Adventist 1 0.01
³§¾±°ì³óÌý 4 0.02
United Reformed Church 1 0.01
Academies
Religious Character Number %
Christian 25 12.31
C of E 19 9.35
C of E/Christian 1 0.49
Roman Catholic 2 0.98

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Published 20 July 2010

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