In "Premier League School Tournament" how many schools take part ?

Question

"Premier League schools tournament" is a highly anticipated event of the year organized by the Premier League to encourage the growth of sports at grassroot level, I want to know that last year's Premier League schools tournament was participated by how many schools?

Answer 1

Each of the 20 Barclays Premier League clubs had staged their own competition to select a school to represent them in the regional finals, with nearly 10,000 pupils from almost 1,500 schools taking part.