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Written question asked by John Pugh (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 29 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 April 2017. It was answered by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Faith Schools

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of state-funded faith schools are non-Christian.

Answer

There are 85 non-Christian state-funded faith schools, which represents 1.2% of all state-funded faith schools. This data is derived from Table 2c in Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, 2016, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
69843
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Faith schools
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk