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<p>654 schools have closed with no direct replacement provision between 1 January
2000 and 21 June 2019. Of these, 183 were designated as rural schools. Between 1 January
2010 and 21 June 2019, <del class="ministerial">260</del> <ins class="ministerial">249
</ins>schools closed with no direct replacement provision. Of these, <del class="ministerial">104</del>
<ins class="ministerial">102 </ins>were designated as rural schools. A full list can
be found attached.</p><p>Information about all open and closed schools in England
is available on Get Information about Schools[1] (the department’s register of schools).
This can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk"
target="_blank">www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The Ofsted definition
of a state funded school has been used. This definition does not include local authority
maintained nursery schools, alternative provision<ins class="ministerial"> or special
schools.</ins><del class="ministerial">, studio schools or university technical colleges.</del></p><p>
</p><p>[1] Responsibility for updating Get Information about Schools is shared between
the Department, schools and local authorities and therefore we cannot guarantee the
accuracy of this data.</p>
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