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Schools and education data

Information about educational establishments, phase and type, governance, pupil numbers, age range and the local authority each one sits under.

  • 50 fields
  • Available from Complete
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WHAT THIS DATA SHOWS

What Education covers

  • Phase and type

    Whether the establishment is primary, secondary, further education or another phase, and the establishment type within it.

  • Governance and status

    How the establishment is governed, academy, maintained, independent, and whether it is currently open.

  • Pupil numbers

    The number of pupils on roll, with a banded companion field for selecting a size range.

  • Authority and area

    The local authority responsible for the establishment and the age range it covers.

HOW WE BUILD THIS DATA

Sources and maintenance

  • Sources

    The official register of UK educational establishments, with published inspection and pupil information.

  • Checks

    Establishments are matched to the business record, and phase, type, governance and pupil figures are read from the register.

  • Maintenance

    Openings, closures and changes of governance or status are picked up as register updates are processed.

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INCLUDED FIELDS

All Education fields

All 50 Education fields, grouped by the first data package that includes them. A field available from Essential is also included with Advanced and Complete.

Included with Complete 50 fields
Education fields available from Complete
Field name What it contains
School Website School's website address.
School Telephone School's main contact telephone number.
Percentage Fsm Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Next Inspection Visit Date of the school's next scheduled inspection visit.
Inspectorate Report Link/reference to the school's latest inspectorate report.
Date Of Last Inspection Visit Date of the school's last inspection visit.
Bsoinspectorate Name Name of the British Schools Overseas inspectorate, where applicable.
Inspectorate Name Name of the inspectorate responsible for the school.
Gender (School Admissions) The gender of pupils admitted by the school, e.g. mixed, boys, or girls.
Type Of Establishment Name The type of school establishment, e.g. academy or community school.
Establishment Type Group Name The broad establishment type group the school belongs to.
Establishment Status Name The current operational status of the school establishment.
School Open Date The date the school establishment opened.
Reason Establishment Opened Name The reason recorded for the school establishment opening.
School Age Group A summary label for the age range of pupils the school admits.
Statutory Low Age The lowest statutory age of pupils the school is registered to admit.
Statutory High Age The highest statutory age of pupils the school is registered to admit.
School Age Years The number of school years spanned by the statutory age range.
Boarding School Desc Describes whether and how the school offers boarding places.
Nursery Provision Desc Describes the nursery provision offered by the school, if any.
Official Sixth Form Indicates whether the school has an official sixth form.
Religious Character The religious character of the school, if any.
Religious Ethos The religious ethos of the school, if any.
Diocese The diocese the school is affiliated with, where applicable.
Admissions Policy The admissions policy used by the school, e.g. comprehensive or selective.
Special Classes Indicates whether the school operates any special classes.
Type Of Resourced Provision The type of additional resourced provision the school offers for pupils with SEN.
Has SEN Provision Indicates whether the school has dedicated special educational needs (SEN) provision.
SEN Types The types of special educational needs catered for by the school's SEN provision.
Resourced Provision On Roll The number of pupils currently on roll in the school's resourced SEN provision.
Resourced Provision Capacity The total capacity of the school's resourced SEN provision.
SEN Unit On Roll The number of pupils currently on roll in the school's SEN unit.
SEN Unit Capacity The total capacity of the school's SEN unit.
Places PRU The number of places allocated for pupils via a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU).
Resourced Provision Utilisation Pct The utilisation rate of the school's resourced SEN provision, as a percentage of capacity.
Section 41 Approved Indicates whether the school is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act for SEN provision.
Trust School Flag Indicates whether the school operates as a trust school.
Trusts Name The name of the academy trust the school belongs to, where applicable.
School Sponsor Flag Indicates whether the school has an academy sponsor.
School Sponsors Name The name of the school's academy sponsor, where applicable.
Federation Flag Indicates whether the school is part of a federation with other schools.
Federations Name The name of the school federation the school belongs to, where applicable.
School Capacity The total pupil capacity of the school. Also selectable as a range
School Capacity Band The banded range for the school's pupil capacity.
Number Of Pupils The current number of pupils on roll at the school.
Pupil Count Band The banded range for the school's pupil count.
Capacity Utilisation Band The banded range for the school's capacity utilisation (pupils on roll as a percentage of capacity).
Available Capacity The number of unfilled pupil places remaining at the school.
Number Of Boys The number of male pupils on roll at the school.
Number Of Girls The number of female pupils on roll at the school.

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