The UK EdTech market is worth £6.5 billion. Investors and revenue are not chasing the same things.
The DfE’s first full market reassessment since 2022 puts the sector at 1,123 companies and £782 million in annual investment. Those figures show a market where money is flowing toward AI-driven promise rather than proven classroom impact.
The Department for Education has published its updated assessment of the education technology market in England this month. This is the first full reassessment since its original report in 2022. Commissioned from the consultancy PUBLIC, the research draws on interviews with 58 stakeholders, including 20 schools, 24 EdTech suppliers and 14 sector experts, alongside quantitative analysis of more than 1,000 companies using datasets from The Data City and EdTech Impact. The headline figures place the UK EdTech market at 1,123 companies, employing between 29,660 and 39,100 people, generating approx