Reporting year 2022

Local authority school places scorecards

Data guidance

Published 29 June 2023

Description

Underlying data for the Local Authority School Places Scorecard 2022. Data used to produce the online interactive dashboard.

Coverage

Local authorities in England.

File formats and conventions

z indicates data is not applicable. x indicates data is not available.

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.

Quantity of School Places

Filename: 01_quantity_of_school_places_added_since_ay200910.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2022
Content: Quantity of school places added since academic year 2009/10 and planned for 2024/25

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
anticipated_change_in_primary_pupil_numbers_from_202223_to_202425	Anticipated Change in Primary Pupil Numbers from 2022/23 to 2024/25
anticipated_change_in_secondary_pupil_numbers_from_202223_to_202425	Anticipated Change in Secondary Pupil Numbers from 2022/23 to 2024/25
estimated_number_of_additional_primary_places_needed_to_meet_demand_in_202425	Estimated Number of Additional Primary Places Needed to Meet Demand in 2024/25
estimated_number_of_additional_secondary_places_needed_to_meet_demand_in_202425	Estimated Number of Additional Secondary Places Needed to Meet Demand in 2024/25
estimated_number_of_spare_primary_places_in_202425	Estimated Number of Spare Primary Places in 2024/25
estimated_number_of_spare_secondary_places_in_202425	Estimated Number of Spare Secondary Places in 2024/25
estimated_percentage_of_spare_primary_places_in_202425	Estimated Percentage of Spare Primary Places in 2024/25
estimated_percentage_of_spare_secondary_places_in_202425	Estimated Percentage of Spare Secondary Places in 2024/25
forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_202425	Forecast Primary Pupil Numbers in 2024/25
forecast_secondary_pupil_numbers_202425	Forecast Secondary Pupil Numbers in 2024/25
number_of_new_primary_places_planned_for_delivery_202223_to_202425	Number of New Primary Places Planned for Delivery between 2022/23 and 2024/25
number_of_new_secondary_places_planned_for_delivery_202223_to_202425	Number of New Secondary Places Planned for Delivery between 2022/23 and 2024/25
percentage_change_in_primary_pupil_numbers_from_200910_to_202223	Percentage Change in Primary Pupil Numbers between 2009/10 and 2022/23
percentage_change_in_secondary_pupil_numbers_from_200910_to_202223	Percentage Change in Secondary Pupil Numbers between 2009/10 and 2022/23
percentage_of_unfilled_primary_places_in_202122	Percentage of Unfilled Primary Places in 2021/22
percentage_of_unfilled_secondary_places_in_202122	Percentage of Unfilled Secondary Places in 2021/22
primary_capacity_at_may_2010	Primary Capacity at May 2010
primary_capacity_at_may_2022	Primary Capacity at May 2022
secondary_capacity_at_may_2010	Secondary Capacity at May 2010
secondary_capacity_at_may_2022	Secondary Capacity at May 2022
total_basic_need_allocation_from_201011_until_202324_£	Total Basic Need Allocation 2010/11 to 2023/24
total_primary_places_created_between_200910_202122	Total Primary Places created between 2009/10 and 2021/22
total_secondary_places_created_between_200910_202122	Total Secondary Places created between 2009/10 and 2021/22

Footnotes

z indicates data is not applicable
x indicates data is not available

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Local Authority Pupil Forecast Accuracy

Filename: 02_forecast_accuracy_ay202223.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2022
Content: Pupil forecast accuracy for academic year 2022/23

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
actual_primary_pupil_numbers_202223	Actual primary pupil numbers 2022/23
actual_secondary_pupil_numbers_202223	Actual secondary pupil numbers 2022/23
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
scap21_forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202223	SCAP21 forecast primary pupil numbers on roll 2022/23
scap21_forecast_secondary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202223	SCAP21 forecast secondary pupil numbers on roll 2022/23
scap22_forecast__secondary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202223	SCAP22 forecast secondary pupil numbers on roll 2022/23
scap22_forecast_primary_pupil_numbers_on_roll_202223	SCAP22 forecast primary pupil numbers on roll 2022/23
two_year_ahead_primary_forecast_accuracy_percentage	Two year ahead primary forecast accuracy percentage
two_year_ahead_secondary_forecast_accuracy_percentage	Two year ahead secondary forecast accuracy percentage

Footnotes

z indicates data is not applicable
x indicates data is not available
LOW indicates sample size is too low to calculate forecast accuracy

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Preference Rate for School Applications & Offers

Filename: 03_school_preference_offers_2022_and_2023.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24
Content: School preference offers from national offer day 2022 and 2023

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
x indicates data is not available

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Costs of Additional School Places

Filename: 05_cost_of_additional_school_places_from_regional_projects_201516_to_201718.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2022
Content: National costs 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

Regional level data shows national costs adjusted for regional variation and inflation
z indicates data is not applicable
x indicates data is not available

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Quality of School Places - Ofsted Rating

Filename: 04_quality_of_school_places_added_between_1_may_2021_and_1_may_2022_ofsted.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National
Time period: 2021/22
Content: Ofsted quality of school places existing or added between 1st May 2021 and 1st May 2022

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
x indicates data is not available

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Quality of school places - Ofsted Rating at school level

Filename: 06_quality_of_school_places_added_between_1_may_2021_and_1_may_2022_ofsted_school_level.csv
Geographic levels: School
Time period: 2021/22
Content: Ofsted quality of school places existing or added between 1st May 2021 and 1st May 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ofsted_overall_effectiveness	Ofsted Rating
primary_existing_places	Primary Existing Places
primary_new_places	Primary New Places
secondary_existing_places	Secondary Existing Places
secondary_new_places	Secondary New Places

Footnotes

z indicates data is not applicable
x indicates data is not available

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