Reports, Polls, Surveys and Statistics
Young people just aren't religious
Penguin Books 2009
Younger Americans can't get away from church fast enough
Harvard University 2009
Number of teenage atheists in Canada rises swiftly
Older people abandoning religion
SAGA 2009
Third of teachers believe creationism should have the same equivalence as evolution in class
Teachers TV 2008
Women leaving the churches in droves
University of Derby 2008
Alarm over support on campus for religious violence
YouGov 2008
The end is approaching for the Church of England, say Christian researchers
Christian Research, Religious Trends 2008
The School Report: young gay people experience greater bullying in faith schools
Stonewall 2007
Half of teenagers are atheists
MORI 2007
52 per cent say "no" to faith schools and religious symbols
Readers' Digest 2007
Only a minority think religion is a force for good in Britain
Theos 2007
Irish poll shows parents no longer want to force religion on to children
MRBI/RTÉ poll 2007
Supermarket survey shows how people exaggerate their religious adherence (NSS April 2007)
Somerfield supermarket 2007
Survey confirms that Britain is more irreligious than even we thought (NSS April 2007)
Tearfund research 2007
Church of England attendance plummets
NSS (January 2007)
Head teachers have no enthusiasm for faith schools
Education Guardian and EDCOMS January 2007
Majority favour separation of church from state
Harris poll December 2006
Faith school success due to selection
Centre for the Economics of Education (funded by DfES) 2006
MORI poll 2006
French British Muslim comparison (Independent, October 2006)
Pew Poll (US)
Majority of UK believe religion is the most common cause of war today (September 2006)
YouGov poll
Church attendance declining (September 2006)
C of E statistics
Londoners' views on faith schools
A YouGov poll
French catholicism continues to decline (2006)
Large survey result
Parental choice and twinning not the answer say researchers (August 2006)
Findings from the Economic and Social Research Council
Cornwall kids against RE (2004 final report)
A report by Dr Penny Jennings, Research Adviser to Cornwall's SACRE
Church survey shows youth lack spirituality
London Times (May 2006)
Church Times Poll (April 2006)
Creationism, faith schools etc.
Americans losing their religion
American Religious Identification Survey
Evolution, creationism, ID beliefs in UK (articles Guardian, BBC, MORI)
Expansion of Religious Schools
A collection of relevant statistics.
A page from the BHA website with links to statistics about faith schools.
Labour MPs Against School Reforms
Guardian poll.
Are Academies Really a Success?
The false claims of government.
Half of new academies will be religious
Bob Seldo web page
Includes Home Office and YouGov polls regarding relgious belief in the UK.
Sunday Telegraph survey.
C of E Poll March 2006 (Schools)
This was in response to the single question:
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
“Church of England schools have a positive role in educating
the nation's children”
Brighton is one of the least religious cities?
Article in The Argus (2006)