Local authority school places scorecards
Reporting year 2019

Data files

01 Quantity of school places added since AY200910, planned places, estimated places still needed, and percentage of spare places in AY202122

Filename: 01_scorecard_19_quantity_ay200910_ay202122.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                                                    |  Variable description
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estimated_number_of_additional_primary_places_needed_to_meet_demand_in_202122    |  Estimated Number of Additional Primary Places Needed to Meet Demand in 2021/22
estimated_number_of_additional_secondary_places_needed_to_meet_demand_in_202122  |  Estimated Number of Additional Secondary Places Needed to Meet Demand in 2021/22
estimated_number_of_spare_primary_places_in_202122                               |  Estimated Number of Spare Primary Places in 2021/22
estimated_number_of_spare_secondary_places_in_202122                             |  Estimated Number of Spare Secondary Places in 2021/22
estimated_percentage_of_spare_primary_places_in_202122                           |  Estimated Percentage of Spare Primary Places in 2021/22
estimated_percentage_of_spare_secondary_places_in_202122                         |  Estimated Percentage of Spare Secondary Places in 2021/22
number_of_new_primary_places_planned_for_delivery_201920_to_202122               |  Number of New Primary Places Planned for Delivery between 2019/20 and 2021/22
number_of_new_secondary_places_planned_for_delivery_201920_to_202122             |  Number of New Secondary Places Planned for Delivery between 2019/20 and 2021/22
primary_capacity_at_may_2010                                                     |  Primary Capacity at May 2010
primary_capacity_at_may_2019                                                     |  Primary Capacity at May 2019
secondary_capacity_at_may_2010                                                   |  Secondary Capacity at May 2010
secondary_capacity_at_may_2019                                                   |  Secondary Capacity at May 2019
total_primary_places_created_between_0910_1819                                   |  Total Primary Places created between 09/10 and 18/19
total_secondary_places_created_between_0910_1819                                 |  Total Secondary Places created between 09/10 and 18/19

Footnotes:

1. Isles of Scilly capacity data based on single school classified as a primary school in 2010 but an all-through school in 2019. The capacity of all-through schools is included in the secondary phase.
2. : - Indicates data is not available.
3. Secondary Data for City of London are not applicable (apart from preference).
4. Estimated number of places rounded to nearest whole ten.
5. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
6. z - Indicates data is not applicable


02 Forecast accuracy AY201819

Filename: 02_scorecard_19_la_forecast_accuracy_ay201819.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                            |  Variable description
-------------------------------------------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------
actual_primary_pupil_numbers_201819                      |  Actual primary pupil numbers 2018/19
actual_secondary_pupil_numbers_201819                    |  Actual secondary pupil numbers 2018/19
one_year_ahead_primary_forecast_accuracy_percentage      |  One year ahead primary forecast accuracy percentage
one_year_ahead_secondary_forecast_accuracy_percentage    |  One year ahead secondary forecast accuracy percentage
scap16_forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_201819     |  Scap16 forecast primary pupil numbers on roll 2018/19
scap16_forecast_secondary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_201819   |  Scap16 forecast secondary pupil numbers on roll 2018/19
scap18_forecast__secondary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_201819  |  Scap18 forecast secondary pupil numbers on roll 2018/19
scap18_forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_201819     |  Scap18 forecast primary pupil numbers on roll 2018/19
three_year_ahead_primary_forecast_accuracy_percentage    |  Three year ahead primary forecast accuracy percentage
three_year_ahead_secondary_forecast_accuracy_percentage  |  Three year ahead secondary forecast accuracy percentage

Footnotes:

1. Accuracy figures for Isles Of Scilly not presented in the Scorecard due to its small relative size. Positive percentages denote an overforecast. Negative percentages denote an underforecast.
2. : - Indicates data is not available.
3. Secondary Data for City of London are not applicable (apart from preference).
4. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
5. Accuracy figures for City of London and Isles Of Scilly not presented in the Scorecard due to their small relative size. Positive percentages denote an overforecast. Negative percentages denote an underforecast.
6. z - Indicates data is not applicable


03 School preference offers

Filename: 03_scorecard_19_school_preference_2019.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                                                      |  Variable description
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_first_preference_primary                |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of First Primary Preference
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_first_preference_secondary              |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of First Secondary Preference
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_one_of_top_three_preferences_primary    |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of One of Top Three Primary Preferences
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_one_of_top_three_preferences_secondary  |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of One of Top Three Secondary Preferences
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_second_preference_primary               |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of Second Primary Preference
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_second_preference_secondary             |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of Second Secondary Preference
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_third_preference_primary                |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of Third Primary Preference
percentage_of_offers_made_to_applicants_of_third_preference_secondary              |  Percentage of Offers made to Applicants of Third Secondary Preference

Footnotes:

1. : - Indicates data is not available.
2. Preference data for the Isles Of Scilly are not applicable. Preference data for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are not available as latest data was relevant to Pre-LGR 2019 local authorities
3. Secondary Data for City of London are not applicable (apart from preference).
4. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
5. z - Indicates data is not applicable


04 Quality of school places added between 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2019 - Ofsted

Filename: 04_scorecard_19_quality_school_places_added_ofsted_ay201819.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                                |  Variable description
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existing_places_in_good_schools                              |  Existing Places in Good Schools
existing_places_in_inadequate_schools                        |  Existing Places in Inadequate Schools
existing_places_in_oustanding_schools                        |  Existing Places in Outstanding Schools
existing_places_in_requires_improvement_schools              |  Existing Places in Requires Improvement Schools
existing_places_in_schools_with_no_current_ofsted_judgement  |  Existing Places in Schools with no current Ofsted Judgment
la_rank                                                      |  Local authority rank on proportion of new places in good and outstanding schools
new_places_good_outstanding_schools_%                        |  Proportion of new places created in good and outstanding schools
new_places_in_good_schools                                   |  New Places in Good Schools
new_places_in_inadequate_schools                             |  New Places in Inadequate Schools
new_places_in_oustanding_schools                             |  New Places in Outstanding Schools
new_places_in_requires_improvement_schools                   |  New Places in Requires Improvement Schools
new_places_in_schools_with_no_current_ofsted_judgement       |  New Places in Schools with no current Ofsted Judgment
school_phase                                                 |  School Phase - Filter by school phase

Footnotes:

1. : - Indicates data is not available.
2. Isle of Scilly quality data not available as no Ofsted inspection data available for one sponsor led academy school.
3. Secondary Data for City of London are not applicable (apart from preference).
4. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
5. z - Indicates data is not applicable


05 Quality of primary school places added between 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2019 - Reading and Maths

Filename: 05_quality_of_primary_school_places_added_between_1_may_2018_and_1_may_2019_reading_and_maths.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                       |  Variable description
--------------------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------
existing_places_in_above_average_schools            |  Existing Places in Above Average Schools
existing_places_in_average_schools                  |  Existing Places in Average Schools
existing_places_in_below_average_schools            |  Existing Places in Below Average Schools
existing_places_in_schools_with_no_progress_scores  |  Existing Places in Schools with no Progress Scores
existing_places_in_well_above_average_schools       |  Existing Places in Well Above Average Schools
existing_places_in_well_below_average_schools       |  Existing Places in Well Below Average Schools
new_places_in_above_average_schools                 |  New Places in Above Average Schools
new_places_in_average_schools                       |  New Places in Average Schools
new_places_in_below_average_schools                 |  New Places in Below Average Schools
new_places_in_schools_with_no_progress_scores       |  New Places in Schools with no Progress Scores
new_places_in_well_above_average_schools            |  New Places in Well Above Average Schools
new_places_in_well_below_average_schools            |  New Places in Well Below Average Schools
quality_measure                                     |  Quality Measure - Filter by quality measure

Footnotes:

1. : - Indicates data is not available.
2. Isle of Scilly quality data not available as no Ofsted inspection data available for one sponsor led academy school.
3. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
4. z - Indicates data is not applicable


06 Quality of secondary school places added between 1 May 2018 and 1 May 2019 - Progress 8

Filename: 06_scorecard_19_quality_secondary_school_places_added_progress_8_ay201819.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                         |  Variable description
----------------------------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------
existing_places_in_above_average_schools              |  Existing Places in Above Average Schools
existing_places_in_average_schools                    |  Existing Places in Average Schools
existing_places_in_below_average_schools              |  Existing Places in Below Average Schools
existing_places_in_schools_with_no_progress_8_scores  |  Existing Places in Schools with no Progress 8 Scores
existing_places_in_well_above_average_schools         |  Existing Places in Well Above Average Schools
existing_places_in_well_below_average_schools         |  Existing Places in Well Below Average Schools
new_places_in_above_average_schools                   |  New Places in Above Average Schools
new_places_in_average_schools                         |  New Places in Average Schools
new_places_in_below_average_schools                   |  New Places in Below Average Schools
new_places_in_schools_with_no_progress_8_scores       |  New Places in Schools with no Progress 8 Scores
new_places_in_well_above_average_schools              |  New Places in Well Above Average Schools
new_places_in_well_below_average_schools              |  New Places in Well Below Average Schools

Footnotes:

1. : - Indicates data is not available.
2. Isle of Scilly quality data not available as no Ofsted inspection data available for one sponsor led academy school.
3. Secondary Data for City of London are not applicable (apart from preference).
4. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
5. z - Indicates data is not applicable


07 Cost of additional school places from LA reported projects AY201516-AY201718

Filename: 07_scorecard_19_cost_of_additional_school_places_ay201516-ay201718.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                   |  Variable description
----------------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------
cost_per_place                                  |  Cost per additional school place
number_of_projects                              |  Number of projects
places_created                                  |  Number of additional school places created
project_phase                                   |  Project phase - Filter by Project phase
project_type                                    |  Project type - Filter by project type
total_cost_adjusted_for_region_and_inflation_£  |  Total cost adjusted for region and inflation

Footnotes:

1. : - Indicates data is not available.
2. Secondary Data for City of London are not applicable (apart from preference).
3. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
4. z - Indicates data is not applicable


08 Basic Need Funding for places 2011-2022 and Pupil Growth 2010-2021

Filename: 08_basic_need_funding_2011-12_and_pupil_growth_2010-21.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2019

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                                                |  Variable description
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
actual_primary_pupil_numbers_200910                                          |  Actual Primary Number on Roll 2009/10
actual_secondary_pupil_numbers_200910                                        |  Actual Secondary Number on Roll 2009/10
forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_202122                                        |  Forecast Primary Pupil Numbers in 2021/22
forecast_secondary_pupil_numbers_202122                                      |  Forecast Secondary Pupil Numbers in 2021/22
percentage_increase_in_primary_pupil_numbers_since_may2010_until_sept2021    |  Percentage Increase in Primary Pupil Numbers between 2009/10 and 2021/22
percentage_increase_in_secondary_pupil_numbers_since_may2010_until_sept2021  |  Percentage Increase in Secondary Pupil Numbers between 2009/10 and 2021/22
total_basic_need_allocation_since_201011_until_202122_£                      |  Total Basic Need Allocation 2010/11 to 2021/22

Footnotes:

1. Isles of Scilly capacity data based on single school classified as a primary school in 2010 but an all-through school in 2019. The capacity of all-through schools is included in the secondary phase.
2. Total includes targeted basic need allocations 2013-2015.
3. : - Indicates data is not available.
4. Secondary Data for City of London are not applicable (apart from preference).
5. Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) are new local authorities following changes to LA boundaries in this region in April 2019. Note that Dorset (838) is not directly comparable to pre-LGR 2019 Dorset (835). Data is shown where available for these new local authorities i.e. 2019 capacity. Where data is not available i.e. 2010 capacity, the data for Pre-LGR 2019 Bournemouth, Pre-LGR 2019 Poole and Pre-LGR 2019 Dorset, if available is shown for information, although the data is not directly comparable with the new local authorities. Quality data is available for Dorset (838) and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (839) and compares the schools in these local authorities to the comparable schools which were under the Pre-LGR local authorities to work out existing/new school places. The new places do NOT reflect places in schools new to the local authority due to the 2019 boundary changes.
6. z - Indicates data is not applicable
