The schools in England are organised into local education authorities. There are 150 local education authorities in England organised into nine larger regions. According to the Schools Census there were 3,408 maintained government secondary schools in England in 2017. BESA, the British Educational Suppliers Association has more up to date figures. It states that in 2019 there are 24,323 schools in England, which includes 391 nurseries, 16,769 primary schools, 3,448 secondary schools, 2,319 independent schools, 1,044 special schools and 352 pupil referral units. There are 1,170 multi-academy trusts that manage at least two schools: 598– have five or fewer schools, 259 have 6-11 schools, 85 have between 12-25 schools and 29 MATs have 26 or more schools. (en)