Local authority pupil forecasts
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2020/21 pupil numbers on roll from the January 2021 School Census; pupil number forecasts by national curriculum year group as provided by local authorities; forecast number of pupils expected to attend places expected to be funded by housing developer contribution (HDC) agreements; forecast number of pupils expected to attend places expected to be funded by housing infrastructure fund (HIF) agreements. Includes national curriculum year groups from reception to Year 14.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- School capacity
- Release
- Academic year 2020/21
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Forecast housing developing contribution (HDC) funded places
- Forecast housing infrastructure fund (HIF) funded places
- Local authority pupil forecasts (includes 2020/21 actual pupil numbers)
- Filters
- Year group
- Time period
- 2020/21 to 2027/28
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | planning_area_code | planning_area_name | planning_area_phase | nc_year_group | pupil_forecast_and_202021_actuals | forecast_hdc_places | forecast_hif_places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 7868611 | z | z | |||||||
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Primary | Primary total | 4473620 | z | z | |||||||
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Primary | Reception | 625103 | z | z | |||||||
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Primary | Year 01 | 627186 | z | z | |||||||
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Primary | Year 02 | 629153 | z | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| forecast_hdc_places | Forecast housing developing contribution (HDC) funded places |
| forecast_hif_places | Forecast housing infrastructure fund (HIF) funded places |
| nc_year_group | Year group - Filter by phase and by national curriculum year group. Scroll down and select 'Total' for the sum of all primary and secondary year groups. |
| pupil_forecast_and_202021_actuals | Local authority pupil forecasts (includes 2020/21 actual pupil numbers) |
Footnotes
- Year 13 figures include Year 14 figures.
- z - Indicates data is not applicable.
- Number of pupils on roll in 2020/21 taken from January 2021 School Census.
- Pupil forecasts are provided by local authorities. They include pupils expected to be educated in maintained community, foundation and voluntary schools, city technology colleges, academies, free schools, studio schools and university technology colleges. They also include pupils expected to be educated in new schools (or expanded schools) funded through housing developer contribution (HDC) and housing infrastructure fund (HIF) agreements.
- Forecast housing developer contribution (HDC) funded places are provided by local authorities. They show the number of pupils expected to attend places that have been funded by HDC agreements in maintained community, foundation and voluntary schools, city technology colleges, academies, free schools, studio schools and university technology colleges. HDC figures are collected and reported on a cumulative basis.
- National pupil forecast figures will differ to the National Pupil Projections published annually by the Department for Education due to methodological and timing reasons. More information can be found in 'Methodology: School capacity'.
- Pupil forecasts, places expected to be funded through housing developer contributions and places expected to be funded through housing infrastructure contributions are provided from 2021/22 to 2025/26 for primary (Reception to Year 6) and from 2021/22 to 2027/28 for secondary (Year 7 to Year 13).
- Forecast housing infrastructure fund (HIF) funded places are provided by local authorities. They show the number of pupils expected to attend places that have been funded by HIF agreements in maintained community, foundation and voluntary schools, city technology colleges, academies, free schools, studio schools and university technology colleges. HDC figures are collected and reported on a cumulative basis.
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