The bill as it stands will not continue, with the government focused on economic matters and other priorities. An announcement is due tomorrow.
But Schools Week understands ministers hope to enact some of what they see as the most important elements of the bill in the next Parliamentary session, which begins next May.
This could include some of the academy regulation and intervention powers proposed, along with the establishment of a register of children not in school and greater powers to tackle illegal schools.
These policies could be brought back as part of smaller bills, so they are less likely to be held up in the way the schools bill has, sources say.
