Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Education and training in the UK
157,261 active companies; 27,497 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
157,261
Active UK companies
27,497
Formed in the last twelve months
17% of the sector
30,634
With a website we could match
19%
Education and training: companies formed each year, still on the register
7,170
2019
7,723
2020
8,181
2021
9,346
2022
12,096
2023
15,328
2024
24,502
2025
22,620
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London38,414
Birmingham3,461
Manchester3,342
Glasgow1,664
Bristol1,633
Liverpool1,610
Nottingham1,539
Cardiff1,466
Leeds1,298
Leicester1,251
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Operations2617
HR1311
Finance108
Marketing107
Sales76
Customer success11
Legal11
Procurement11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above3924
First hires in a function99
New sites66
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 85. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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