Although the figure represents a slight drop compared to the last three months of 2011 when the total was 958,000, it is the highest first quarter figure on record.
Last year, 925,000 16-to-24-year-olds were Neet in the first quarter, 29,000 less than this year. In the first quarter of 2008, there were 811,000 Neets in the age range.
The latest figures show that out of the total 16-to 24-year-old population in England, 15.8 per cent are now classed as Neet, a 0.5 percentage point increase on this time last year.
During the same period, the number of 16-to 18-year-old Neets increased by 24,000, from 159,000 to 183,000, and the proportion rose from 8.3 per cent to 9.8 per cent.
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