Schools & childcare in United Kingdom
As of 4 November 2026, 32,961 schools & childcare companies are based in United Kingdom; 688 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 32,961
- Hiring now
- 688 · 158 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Primary schools · 16,437
- Top city
- London · 470
- Parent market
- Consumer services & leisure · 283,647
Schools & childcare in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 16,437 | 50% |
| Childcare early learning centres | 7,432 | 23% |
| Kindergartens preschools | 5,610 | 17% |
| Comprehensive all through schools | 4,073 | 12% |
| Secondary schools | 3,481 | 11% |
| Home childminding | 2,379 | 7% |
| Special educational needs schools | 1,521 | 5% |
| Private k12 schools | 1,421 | 4% |
| Further education colleges | 1,112 | 3% |
| Montessori & alternative schools | 815 | 2% |
| After school & holiday clubs | 688 | 2% |
| Universities | 675 | 2% |
| Other schools & childcare | 650 | 2% |
| School federations & umbrella bodies | 432 | 1% |
| Montessori preschools | 402 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,319 · 4 |
| 2-10 employees | 24,422 · 161 |
| 11-50 employees | 2,691 · 77 |
| 51-200 employees | 3,088 · 187 |
| 201-500 employees | 899 · 133 |
| 501-1000 employees | 353 · 81 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 178 · 40 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 7 · 3 |
| 10,001+ employees | 4 · 2 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 470 | 1% |
| Birmingham | 295 | 1% |
| Sheffield | 213 | 1% |
| Bristol | 176 | 1% |
| Nottingham | 169 | 1% |
| Liverpool | 150 | 0% |
| Leicester | 145 | 0% |
| Bradford | 140 | 0% |
| Leeds | 133 | 0% |
| Rode | 122 | 0% |
| Manchester | 117 | 0% |
| Cambridge | 98 | 0% |
The biggest schools & childcare companies in United Kingdom
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The stack of schools & childcare in United Kingdom
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32,961 schools & childcare companies are based in United Kingdom; 688 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/consumer_services_leisure/united-kingdom/schools_and_childcare)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Schools & childcare in United Kingdom: questions
How many schools & childcare companies are there in United Kingdom?
32,961 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Consumer services & leisure → Schools & childcare → leaf niches such as primary schools, childcare early learning centres, kindergartens preschools. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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