Reporting year 2021 Local authority school places scorecards Data guidance Published 30 June 2022
Description Underlying data for the Local Authority School Places Scorecard 2021. Data used to produce the online interactive dashboard.
Coverage Local authorities in England.
File formats and conventions z indicates data is not applicable.
Data files All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue .
Filename 05_cost_of_additional_school_places_from_regional_projects_ay201516-ay201718.csv
Geographic levels Local authority; National
Time period 2021 Content Cost of additional school places from local authority projects for academic years 2015/16 to 2017/18
Variable names and descriptions 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 Local authority average costs are not shown because there is no new data. Only national average costs and number of projects for England are shown
LA data contains the England average costs, adjusted for regional location factors. See scorecard methodology or technical notes for more information
Filename 03_school_preference_offers_2021.csv
Geographic levels Local authority; National
Time period 2021 Content School preference offers from national offer day 2021
Variable names and descriptions 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 z indicates data is not applicable
Filename 02_forecast_accuracy_ay202021.csv
Geographic levels Local authority; National
Time period 2021 Content Pupil forecast accuracy for academic year 2020/21
Variable names and descriptions Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name Variable description actual_primary_pupil_numbers_202122 Actual primary pupil numbers 2021/22 actual_secondary_pupil_numbers_202122 Actual secondary pupil numbers 2021/22 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 scap19_forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202122 Scap19 forecast primary pupil numbers on roll 2021/22 scap19_forecast_secondary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202122 Scap19 forecast secondary pupil numbers on roll 2021/22 scap21_forecast__secondary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202122 Scap21 forecast secondary pupil numbers on roll 2021/22 scap21_forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202122 Scap21 forecast primary pupil numbers on roll 2021/22 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 z indicates data is not applicable
Filename 04_quality_of_school_places_added_between_1_may_2019_and_1_may_2021_ofsted.csv
Geographic levels Local authority; National
Time period 2020/21 Content Ofsted quality of school places added between 1st May 2019 and 1st May 2021
Variable names and descriptions Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name Variable description 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 z indicates data is not applicable
Filename 01_quantity_of_school_places_added_since_ay200910.csv
Geographic levels Local authority; National
Time period 2021 Content Quantity of school places added since academic year 2009/10
Variable names and descriptions 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 estimated_number_of_additional_primary_places_needed_to_meet_demand_in_202324 Estimated Number of Additional Primary Places Needed to Meet Demand in 2023/24 estimated_number_of_additional_secondary_places_needed_to_meet_demand_in_202324 Estimated Number of Additional Secondary Places Needed to Meet Demand in 2023/24 estimated_number_of_spare_primary_places_in_202324 Estimated Number of Spare Primary Places in 2023/24 estimated_number_of_spare_secondary_places_in_202324 Estimated Number of Spare Secondary Places in 2023/24 estimated_percentage_of_spare_primary_places_in_202324 Estimated Percentage of Spare Primary Places in 2023/24 estimated_percentage_of_spare_secondary_places_in_202324 Estimated Percentage of Spare Secondary Places in 2023/24 forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_202324 Forecast Primary Pupil Numbers in 2023/24 forecast_secondary_pupil_numbers_202324 Forecast Secondary Pupil Numbers in 2023/24 number_of_new_primary_places_planned_for_delivery_202122_to_202324 Number of New Primary Places Planned for Delivery between 2021/22 and 2023/24 number_of_new_secondary_places_planned_for_delivery_202021_to_202324 Number of New Secondary Places Planned for Delivery between 2020/21 and 2023/24 percentage_increase_in_primary_pupil_numbers_since_may2010_until_sept2023 Percentage Increase in Primary Pupil Numbers between 2009/10 and 2023/24 percentage_increase_in_secondary_pupil_numbers_since_may2010_until_sept2023 Percentage Increase in Secondary Pupil Numbers between 2009/10 and 2023/24 primary_capacity_at_may_2010 Primary Capacity at May 2010 primary_capacity_at_may_2021 Primary Capacity at May 2021 secondary_capacity_at_may_2010 Secondary Capacity at May 2010 secondary_capacity_at_may_2021 Secondary Capacity at May 2021 total_basic_need_allocation_since_201011_until_202324_£ Total Basic Need Allocation 2010/11 to 2023/24 total_primary_places_created_between_0910_2021 Total Primary Places created between 09/10 and 20/21 total_secondary_places_created_between_0910_2021 Total Secondary Places created between 09/10 and 20/21
Footnotes z indicates data is not applicable