Category Archives: Official data

Catholic Schools in Wales

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

There are 93 Roman Catholic schools in Wales, educating 30,350 pupils (6% of the Welsh total). 63% of these pupils are Roman Catholics (66% in primary and 60% in secondary schools) and 18% come from ethnic backgrounds other than white … Continue reading →

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Telling the Story of the 2001 Religious Census

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Much has been written about the results of the religion question in the 2001 census of population of Great Britain, but rather less is known about how that question came to be asked in the first place. This followed a four-year … Continue reading →

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Hate Crime in Scotland, 2010-11

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Crimes motivated by religious prejudice rose by 10% in Scotland last year, representing the highest number of charges in that category since 2006-07, according to the report on Hate Crime in Scotland, 2010-11, published yesterday by the Crown Office and … Continue reading →

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Public Attitudes to Science

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Although not anti-science, people with a more religious or spiritual outlook on life are disproportionately more likely to highlight the limitations of science and to express reservations about the intentions of scientists. They are also the least convinced of the … Continue reading →

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School Workforce in England

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Just 32% of teachers of religious education in publicly funded secondary schools in England have a degree in a relevant subject, 13% have another relevant post-A Level qualification, but 55% have no relevant post-A Level qualification. This is according to … Continue reading →

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British Muslims and the Police

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Taken as a whole, Muslims in England and Wales express higher levels of trust and confidence in the police than do the general population, notwithstanding the fact that they report crime and disorder impacts more negatively upon them than society … Continue reading →

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Marriages in England and Wales in 2009

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The Office for National Statistics published a statistical bulletin on 30 March setting out the provisional figures for marriages which took place in England and Wales during 2009. Final data will not be available until the spring of 2012. The … Continue reading →

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Census Day

Posted on March 27, 2011 by David Voas

The census manages to evoke contrary responses: it’s either a bit of a joke or a threat to civil liberty. I’ll address the objections in a moment, but let’s start with the jolly part.
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English Schools and Community Cohesion

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The Education and Inspections Act 2006 placed a new duty on the governing bodies of maintained schools in England to promote community cohesion. In order to see how much progress schools had been making, the previous Labour administration commissioned Ipsos-MORI … Continue reading →

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Places of Worship in England and Wales, 1999-2009

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Siobhan McAndrew

We have spent a little time compiling data on registered places of worship in England and Wales from 1999-2009 and are making a note here on the data, and the caveats you need to bear in mind before interpreting them. The headline data suggest that ‘mainline’ established denominations are showing a reduction over time in numbers of places of worship, while other world religions, ‘other Christians’, and ‘other’ faith communities are exhibiting a gradual increase.
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