Reporting year 2024

Local authority school places scorecards

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Introduction

Introduction

The 2024 interactive scorecards can be found here: https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/la-school-places-scorecards (opens in a new tab)

These scorecards display a snapshot of the progress each local authority across England is making towards ensuring there are sufficient good quality school places.

They contain previously published information from various sources that has been analysed to produce the following.

  • Number of places that have been delivered between 2009/10 and 2023/24
  • Percentage of unfilled places in 2023/24
  • DfE’s estimate of places still needed for 2026/27
  • DfE's estimate of the percentage of spare places in 2026/27
  • Anticipated change in pupil numbers 2024/25 to 2026/27
  • Basic need capital funding allocated to each local authority to create new places from 2011 to 2026
  • Quality of places delivered between 2022/23 and 2023/24
  • Accuracy of local authorities’ latest pupil forecasts for 2024/25
  • How closely school preference was met for September 2024 and September 2025 entry
  • National average cost of providing places, adjusted for regional location factors 

The interactive scorecard provides users with the functionality to compare local authority data in the relevant charts. Please provide any feedback on the interactive scorecards using this short survey (opens in a new tab). 

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Methodology

Find out how and why we collect, process and publish these statistics.

Official statistics

These are Official Statistics and have been produced in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

This can be broadly interpreted to mean that these statistics are:

  • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

Find out more about the standards we follow to produce these statistics through our Standards for official statistics published by DfE guidance.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website.

Contact us

If you have a specific enquiry about Local authority school places scorecards statistics and data:

Pupil Place Planning team

Email: SCAP.PPP@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Robert Miller

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