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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Lough

School population set to shrink by a million children within a decade

PA Wire

The pupil population of English state schools is set to shrink by nearly a million children over the next decade, according to the latest Government predictions.

Data published by the Department for Education shows that the state school population is expected to fall by nearly a million by 2032, from 7,859,000 this year to 6,915,000.

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