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Statistics: secure children’s homes

Statistics on secure children’s homes, including the number of children they accommodate as of 31 March each year.

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From:
Department for Education
Published:
6 June 2013
Last updated:
14 May 2026
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  1. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2026'.

  2. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2025'.

  3. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2024'.

  4. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2023'.

  5. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 27 May 2021'.

  6. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2021'.

  7. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 29 February 2020'.

  8. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2019'.

  9. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2018'.

  10. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2017'.

  11. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2016'.

  12. Added 'Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2015'.

  13. Added SFR on children accommodated in secure children’s homes at 31 March 2014.

  14. First published.

The Department for Education now publishes ‘Children accommodated in secure children’s homes’ information on the statistics site, Explore education statistics.

Statistics from May 2010 onwards are available on GOV.UK. You can find our archived statistics on the National Archives.

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