Jewish children in Jewish schools in the UK today

In this factsheet:

This factsheet provides data about children enrolled in Jewish schools in the UK, including the number, types of schools, geographical distribution, and their experiences with antisemitism. 

The data used in this factsheet is derived from three recent JPR reports:

• Numbers of Jewish children in Jewish schools: Statistical bulletin for 2021/22 to 2023/24
• Antisemitism in schools: how prevalent is it, and how might it affect parents’ decisions about where to educate their children
• A Jewish or a non-Jewish school: What lies behind parents’ decisions about how to educate their children

The findings in this factsheet are based on Jewish pupils in registered Jewish schools, as recorded in school census data gathered in England and Scotland by the Department for Education and the Scottish Government, respectively. The census data has been adjusted to account for non-Jewish students enrolled in Jewish schools based on a yearly survey conducted by JPR. Consequently, the figures presented here do not include non-Jewish pupils in Jewish schools. Nor do they account for Jewish pupils in non-Jewish schools or, more significantly, children who attend unregistered educational settings.  

Other data in this report comes from surveys conducted using the JPR Research Panel, which are designed to gather information from Jewish people aged 16 and over in the UK on a wide range of social and political issues, including aspects of their beliefs, behaviours and preferences. In particular, we draw on the 2024 Current Affairs Survey conducted eight months after the October 7 attacks on Israel and the war in Gaza.