Academic year 2022/23

Schools, pupils and their characteristics

Data guidance

Published 8 June 2023

Description

This document describes the data included in the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ National Statistics release’s underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License (opens in new tab) and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data (opens in new tab).

The publication methodology, available on the publication report, should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data.

Coverage

This release provides information on the number of schools and pupils in:

• state-funded primary schools
• state-funded secondary schools
• state-funded special schools
• non-maintained special schools
• pupil referral units
• independent schools
• local authority alternative provision

It includes information on:

• pupil numbers, including headcount and fte, gender, ethnicity, language and free school meals eligibility
• school numbers, including school type, academy status, denomination, admission policy, urban/rural and gender

The information is based on data collected via the pupil level spring school census, school level annual school census, general hospital schools census and alternative provision census.

File formats and conventions

Rounding

These datasets have not had suppression applied.

Conventions

The following convention is used throughout the underlying data. 

‘x’ Not applicable

‘z’ Unknown

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.

School characteristics

• Filename: spc_school_characteristics_.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Number of schools in England, by type, phase, denomination, admission policy, gender, urban/rural and academy status including headcounts and fte, language, fsm, age and national curriculum year breakdowns

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
academy_flag	Academy indicator - Academy or otherwise
admissions_policy	School admissions policy - Selective or otherwise
boy_boarders	Boy boarders
denomination	Denomination - Religious denomination
fte_pupils	FTE pupils
full_time_boys_aged_0	Full time boys aged 0
full_time_boys_aged_1	Full time boys aged 1
full_time_boys_aged_10	Full time boys aged 10
full_time_boys_aged_11	Full time boys aged 11
full_time_boys_aged_12	Full time boys aged 12
full_time_boys_aged_13	Full time boys aged 13
full_time_boys_aged_14	Full time boys aged 14
full_time_boys_aged_15	Full time boys aged 15
full_time_boys_aged_16	Full time boys aged 16
full_time_boys_aged_17	Full time boys aged 17
full_time_boys_aged_18	Full time boys aged 18
full_time_boys_aged_19	Full time boys aged 19
full_time_boys_aged_2	Full time boys aged 2
full_time_boys_aged_3	Full time boys aged 3 (born April to August)
full_time_boys_aged_4	Full time boys aged 4 (born September to December)
full_time_boys_aged_5	Full time boys aged 5
full_time_boys_aged_6	Full time boys aged 6
full_time_boys_aged_7	Full time boys aged 7
full_time_boys_aged_8	Full time boys aged 8
full_time_boys_aged_9	Full time boys aged 9
full_time_boys_early_1	Full time boys Early 1
full_time_boys_early_2	Full time boys Early 2
full_time_boys_nursery_1	Full time boys Nursery 1
full_time_boys_nursery_2	Full time boys Nursery 2
full_time_boys_reception	Full time boys Reception
full_time_boys_year_group_1	Full time boys Year group 1
full_time_boys_year_group_10	Full time boys Year group 10
full_time_boys_year_group_11	Full time boys Year group 11
full_time_boys_year_group_12	Full time boys Year group 12
full_time_boys_year_group_13	Full time boys Year group 13
full_time_boys_year_group_14	Full time boys Year group 14
full_time_boys_year_group_2	Full time boys Year group 2
full_time_boys_year_group_3	Full time boys Year group 3
full_time_boys_year_group_4	Full time boys Year group 4
full_time_boys_year_group_5	Full time boys Year group 5
full_time_boys_year_group_6	Full time boys Year group 6
full_time_boys_year_group_7	Full time boys Year group 7
full_time_boys_year_group_8	Full time boys Year group 8
full_time_boys_year_group_9	Full time boys Year group 9
full_time_boys_year_group_not_followed	Full time boys Year group Not followed
full_time_girls_aged_0	Full time girls aged 0
full_time_girls_aged_1	Full time girls aged 1
full_time_girls_aged_10	Full time girls aged 10
full_time_girls_aged_11	Full time girls aged 11
full_time_girls_aged_12	Full time girls aged 12
full_time_girls_aged_13	Full time girls aged 13
full_time_girls_aged_14	Full time girls aged 14
full_time_girls_aged_15	Full time girls aged 15
full_time_girls_aged_16	Full time girls aged 16
full_time_girls_aged_17	Full time girls aged 17
full_time_girls_aged_18	Full time girls aged 18
full_time_girls_aged_19	Full time girls aged 19
full_time_girls_aged_2	Full time girls aged 2
full_time_girls_aged_3	Full time girls aged 3 (born April to August)
full_time_girls_aged_4	Full time girls aged 4 (born September to December)
full_time_girls_aged_5	Full time girls aged 5
full_time_girls_aged_6	Full time girls aged 6
full_time_girls_aged_7	Full time girls aged 7
full_time_girls_aged_8	Full time girls aged 8
full_time_girls_aged_9	Full time girls aged 9
full_time_girls_early_1	Full time girls Early 1
full_time_girls_early_2	Full time girls Early 2
full_time_girls_nursery_1	Full time girls Nursery 1
full_time_girls_nursery_2	Full time girls Nursery 2
full_time_girls_reception	Full time girls Reception
full_time_girls_year_group_1	Full time girls Year group 1
full_time_girls_year_group_10	Full time girls Year group 10
full_time_girls_year_group_11	Full time girls Year group 11
full_time_girls_year_group_12	Full time girls Year group 12
full_time_girls_year_group_13	Full time girls Year group 13
full_time_girls_year_group_14	Full time girls Year group 14
full_time_girls_year_group_2	Full time girls Year group 2
full_time_girls_year_group_3	Full time girls Year group 3
full_time_girls_year_group_4	Full time girls Year group 4
full_time_girls_year_group_5	Full time girls Year group 5
full_time_girls_year_group_6	Full time girls Year group 6
full_time_girls_year_group_7	Full time girls Year group 7
full_time_girls_year_group_8	Full time girls Year group 8
full_time_girls_year_group_9	Full time girls Year group 9
full_time_girls_year_group_not_followed	Full time girls Year group Not followed
full_time_pupils	Full time pupils
girl_boarders	Girl boarders
headcount_of_pupils	Headcount - Total
headcount_total_boys	Headcount - boys
headcount_total_girls	Headcount - girls
infants_taken_a_free_school_meal_on_census_day	Infants taken a free school meal on census day
number_of_early_year_pupils_years_e1_and_e2	Number of early year pupils (years E1 and E2)
number_of_fsm_eligible_pupils_taking_a_free_school_meal_on_census_day	Number of FSM eligible pupils taking a free school meal on census day
number_of_key_stage_1_pupils_years_1_and_2	Number of key stage 1 pupils (years 1 and 2)
number_of_key_stage_2_pupils_years_3_to_6	Number of key stage 2 pupils (years 3 to 6)
number_of_key_stage_3_pupils_years_7_to_9	Number of key stage 3 pupils (years 7 to 9)
number_of_key_stage_4_pupils_years_10_and_11	Number of key stage 4 pupils (years 10 and 11)
number_of_key_stage_5_pupils_years_12_to_14	Number of key stage 5 pupils (years 12 to 14)
number_of_nursery_pupils_years_n1_and_n2	Number of nursery pupils (years N1 and N2)
number_of_pupils_known_to_be_eligible_for_free_school_meals	Known to be eligible for free school meals
number_of_pupils_known_to_be_eligible_for_free_school_meals_performance_tables	Known to be eligible for free school meals (using performance tables methodology)
number_of_pupils_not_reception_or_key_stage_1_to_5	Number of pupils not reception or key stage 1 to 5
number_of_pupils_of_compulsory_school_age_and_above	Number of pupils of compulsory school age and above
number_of_pupils_used_for_fsm_calculation_in_performance_tables	Number of pupils used for FSM calculation in Performance Tables
number_of_pupils_whose_first_language_is_known_or_believed_to_be_english	First language is known or believed to be English
number_of_pupils_whose_first_language_is_known_or_believed_to_be_other_than_english	First language is known or believed to be other than English
number_of_pupils_whose_first_language_is_unclassified	First language is unclassified
number_of_reception_pupils_year_r	Number of reception pupils (year R)
number_of_schools	Number of schools
part_time_boys_aged_0	part time boys aged 0
part_time_boys_aged_1	part time boys aged 1
part_time_boys_aged_10	Part time boys aged 10
part_time_boys_aged_11	Part time boys aged 11
part_time_boys_aged_12	Part time boys aged 12
part_time_boys_aged_13	Part time boys aged 13
part_time_boys_aged_14	Part time boys aged 14
part_time_boys_aged_15	Part time boys aged 15
part_time_boys_aged_16	Part time boys aged 16
part_time_boys_aged_17	Part time boys aged 17
part_time_boys_aged_18	Part time boys aged 18
part_time_boys_aged_19	Part time boys aged 19
part_time_boys_aged_2	part time boys aged 2
part_time_boys_aged_3	Part time boys aged 3 (born April to August)
part_time_boys_aged_4	Part time boys aged 4 (born September to December)
part_time_boys_aged_5	Part time boys aged 5
part_time_boys_aged_6	Part time boys aged 6
part_time_boys_aged_7	Part time boys aged 7
part_time_boys_aged_8	Part time boys aged 8
part_time_boys_aged_9	Part time boys aged 9
part_time_boys_early_1	Part time boys Early 1
part_time_boys_early_2	Part time boys Early 2
part_time_boys_nursery_1	Part time boys Nursery 1
part_time_boys_nursery_2	Part time boys Nursery 2
part_time_boys_reception	Part time boys Reception
part_time_boys_year_group_1	Part time boys Year group 1
part_time_boys_year_group_10	Part time boys Year group 10
part_time_boys_year_group_11	Part time boys Year group 11
part_time_boys_year_group_12	Part time boys Year group 12
part_time_boys_year_group_13	Part time boys Year group 13
part_time_boys_year_group_14	Part time boys Year group 14
part_time_boys_year_group_2	Part time boys Year group 2
part_time_boys_year_group_3	Part time boys Year group 3
part_time_boys_year_group_4	Part time boys Year group 4
part_time_boys_year_group_5	Part time boys Year group 5
part_time_boys_year_group_6	Part time boys Year group 6
part_time_boys_year_group_7	Part time boys Year group 7
part_time_boys_year_group_8	Part time boys Year group 8
part_time_boys_year_group_9	Part time boys Year group 9
part_time_boys_year_group_not_followed	Part time boys Year group Not followed
part_time_girls_aged_0	Part time girls aged 0
part_time_girls_aged_1	Part time girls aged 1
part_time_girls_aged_10	Part time girls aged 10
part_time_girls_aged_11	Part time girls aged 11
part_time_girls_aged_12	Part time girls aged 12
part_time_girls_aged_13	Part time girls aged 13
part_time_girls_aged_14	Part time girls aged 14
part_time_girls_aged_15	Part time girls aged 15
part_time_girls_aged_16	Part time girls aged 16
part_time_girls_aged_17	Part time girls aged 17
part_time_girls_aged_18	Part time girls aged 18
part_time_girls_aged_19	Part time girls aged 19
part_time_girls_aged_2	Part time girls aged 2
part_time_girls_aged_3	Part time girls aged 3 (born April to August)
part_time_girls_aged_4	Part time girls aged 4 (born September to December)
part_time_girls_aged_5	Part time girls aged 5
part_time_girls_aged_6	Part time girls aged 6
part_time_girls_aged_7	Part time girls aged 7
part_time_girls_aged_8	Part time girls aged 8
part_time_girls_aged_9	Part time girls aged 9
part_time_girls_early_1	Part time girls Early 1
part_time_girls_early_2	Part time girls Early 2
part_time_girls_nursery_1	Part time girls Nursery 1
part_time_girls_nursery_2	Part time girls Nursery 2
part_time_girls_reception	Part time girls Reception
part_time_girls_year_group_1	Part time girls Year group 1
part_time_girls_year_group_10	Part time girls Year group 10
part_time_girls_year_group_11	Part time girls Year group 11
part_time_girls_year_group_12	Part time girls Year group 12
part_time_girls_year_group_13	Part time girls Year group 13
part_time_girls_year_group_14	Part time girls Year group 14
part_time_girls_year_group_2	Part time girls Year group 2
part_time_girls_year_group_3	Part time girls Year group 3
part_time_girls_year_group_4	Part time girls Year group 4
part_time_girls_year_group_5	Part time girls Year group 5
part_time_girls_year_group_6	Part time girls Year group 6
part_time_girls_year_group_7	Part time girls Year group 7
part_time_girls_year_group_8	Part time girls Year group 8
part_time_girls_year_group_9	Part time girls Year group 9
part_time_girls_year_group_not_followed	Part time girls Year group Not followed
part_time_pupils	Part time pupils
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type
sex_of_school_description	Sex of school description - Mixed, boys, girls
total_boarders	Total boarders
type_of_establishment	School type (detailed) - Filter by school type (further detail)
urban_rural	Urban or rural indicator - Urban or rural indicator

Pupil characteristics - number of pupils by age and gender

• Filename: spc_pupils_age_and_gender_.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools, pupil referral units and independent schools

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Pupil age - Age at start of academic year (31st Aug)
fte	Full time equivalent
full_time	Full time pupils
gender	Pupil gender - Pupil gender (Boys/girls)
headcount	Headcount
part_time	Part time pupils
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type

Pupil characteristics - number of pupils by national curriculum year group and gender

• Filename: spc_pupils_yeargroup_and_gender_.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools, pupil referral units and independent schools

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fte	Full time equivalent
full_time	Full time pupils
gender	Pupil gender - Pupil gender (Boys/girls)
headcount	Headcount
ncyear	Year group - National curriculum year group
part_time	Part time pupils
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type

Pupil characteristics - number of pupils by fsm eligibility

• Filename: spc_pupils_fsm.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units by FSM eligibility

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fsm	Free School Meals - Filter by free school meal status
headcount	Headcount
percent_of_pupils	FSM - Percentage of pupils
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type

Footnotes

1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools

Pupil characteristics - number of pupils by ethnicity and language

• Filename: spc_pupils_ethnicity_and_language_.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units by ethnicity and language

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity - Filter by pupil ethnicity
headcount	Headcount
language	First language - Filter by first language
percent_of_pupils	Percent
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type

Footnotes

1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools
2. Totals include pupils in General Hospital Schools, however Ethnicity and Language data is not available for these pupils. Breakdowns may not sum to totals as a result.
3. Prior to 2017/18, Ethnicity and Language data was collected for compulsory school age children only.

Pupil characteristics - FSM eligible pupils by ethnicity or national curriculum year group

• Filename: spc_pupils_fsm_ethnicity_yrgp.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units by free school meal eligibility and ethnicity or year group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristics - Select required groups
denominator	Total headcount
fsm_eligibility	FSM Eligibility - Select required groups
number_of_pupils	Number of pupils
percent_of_pupils	Percentage
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type

Footnotes

1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools

Pupil characteristics - Eligibility for FSM at any time during past 6 years

• Filename: spc_fsm6.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Information on pupils who are known to have been eligible for free school meals at any time during the previous six years, including by ethnicity and National Curriculum year group.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Characteristics - Select required groups
denominator	Total headcount
fsm6_eligibility	FSM6 Eligibility - Select required groups
number_of_pupils	Number of pupils
percent_of_pupils	Percentage
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type

Young carers by national curriculum year group

• Filename: spc_pupils_young_carers_yrgp.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2022/23
• Content:

  Pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units who have been identified as a young carer

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristics - Select required groups
denominator	Total headcount
number_of_pupils	Number of pupils
percent_of_pupils	Percentage
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type
young_carer	Known to be a young carer - Select required groups

Footnotes

1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools
2. Data on young carers has been collected in the school census for the first time in 2022/23. The young carer indicator identifies, for those children on roll on spring census day, whether they have been identified as a young carer either by the school (including where the pupil self declares) or by parent or guardian

Class sizes - state-funded primary and secondary schools

• Filename: spc_class_size_.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Number of pupils and classes and average class sizes for state-funded primary and secondary schools, including infant and key stage 2 class sizes

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
average_class_size	Average class size
classtype	Type of class - Type of class (Infant (Reception plus KS1), KS2, Primary or Secondary)
number_of_classes	Number of classes
number_of_pupils	Number of pupils
size	Size of class - Class size (1 to 30, 31 to 35, 36 plus)

Footnotes

1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools

Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)

• Filename: spc_uifsm.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Information on the take up of Universal Infant Free School Meals, including by FSM eligibility.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	FSM eligibility - Filter by FSM, Not FSM or Total
denominator	Total number of infant pupils
lunch_taken	Lunch taken - Select required groups
percentage	Percentage of infant pupils taking a meal
phase_type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type
pupils	Number of infant pupils taking a meal

Footnotes

1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools

School arranged alternative provision - by characteristics

• Filename: spc_school_ap_characteristics.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2022/23
• Content:

  Number of pupils in school arranged alternative provision, by pupil characteristics

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pupil_characteristic	Pupil characteristic - Select required groups
pupils	Number of pupils
setting_type	Type of setting

School arranged alternative provision - by placement reason

• Filename: spc_school_ap_placement.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2022/23
• Content:

  Number of pupils in school arranged alternative provision, by reason for placement

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pupil_characteristic	Placement Reason - Select required groups
pupils	Number of pupils
setting_type	Type of setting

Alternative provision - local authority funded placements - pupil counts

• Filename: ap_placements_ap_census.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Number of pupils in local authority funded alternative provision

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Pupil age - Pupil age at 31 Aug at start of academic year
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity - Ethnicity of pupil
fsm	Free school meals - FSM eligible/not eligible
gender	Pupil gender - Gender (Girls/Boys/Other)
number_of_pupils	Headcount

Alternative provision - local authority funded placements - placement counts

• Filename: spc_ap_setting.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2022/23
• Content:

  Number of placements in local authority funded alternative provision

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
placements	Number of placements
setting_type	Type of setting

Cross border movement

• Filename: spc_cbm_230814.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2019/20 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Includes data on cross border movements (comparing where pupils live and where they attend school), by year group and boarder status.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Barking_and_Dagenham	Barking and Dagenham
Barnet	Barnet
Barnsley	Barnsley
Bath_and_North_East_Somerset	Bath and North East Somerset
Bedford	Bedford
Bexley	Bexley
Birmingham	Birmingham
Blackburn_with_Darwen	Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool	Blackpool
boarder	Boarder status - Boarder/Not boarder
Bolton	Bolton
Bournemouth_Christchurch_and_Poole_Council	Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Bracknell_Forest	Bracknell Forest
Bradford	Bradford
Brent	Brent
Brighton_and_Hove	Brighton and Hove
Bristol_City_of	Bristol City of
Bromley	Bromley
Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire
Bury	Bury
Calderdale	Calderdale
Cambridgeshire	Cambridgeshire
Camden	Camden
Central_Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Cheshire_East	Cheshire East
Cheshire_West_and_Chester	Cheshire West and Chester
City_of_London	City of London
Cornwall	Cornwall
County_Durham	County Durham
Coventry	Coventry
Croydon	Croydon
Cumbria	Cumbria
Darlington	Darlington
Derby	Derby
Derbyshire	Derbyshire
Devon	Devon
Doncaster	Doncaster
Dorset	Dorset
Dudley	Dudley
Ealing	Ealing
East_Riding_of_Yorkshire	East Riding of Yorkshire
East_Sussex	East Sussex
Enfield	Enfield
Essex	Essex
Gateshead	Gateshead
Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire
Greenwich	Greenwich
Hackney	Hackney
Halton	Halton
Hammersmith_and_Fulham	Hammersmith and Fulham
Hampshire	Hampshire
Haringey	Haringey
Harrow	Harrow
Hartlepool	Hartlepool
Havering	Havering
Herefordshire_County_of	Herefordshire County of
Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire
Hillingdon	Hillingdon
Hounslow	Hounslow
Isle_of_Wight	Isle of Wight
Isles_of_Scilly	Isles of Scilly
Islington	Islington
Kensington_and_Chelsea	Kensington and Chelsea
Kent	Kent
Kingston_upon_Hull_City_of	Kingston upon Hull City of
Kingston_upon_Thames	Kingston upon Thames
Kirklees	Kirklees
Knowsley	Knowsley
Lambeth	Lambeth
Lancashire	Lancashire
Leeds	Leeds
Leicester	Leicester
Leicestershire	Leicestershire
Lewisham	Lewisham
Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire
Liverpool	Liverpool
Luton	Luton
Manchester	Manchester
Medway	Medway
Merton	Merton
Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough
Milton_Keynes	Milton Keynes
ncyear	Year group - Reception to Year 11
Newcastle_upon_Tyne	Newcastle upon Tyne
Newham	Newham
Norfolk	Norfolk
North_East_Lincolnshire	North East Lincolnshire
North_Lincolnshire	North Lincolnshire
North_Northamptonshire	North Northamptonshire
North_Somerset	North Somerset
North_Tyneside	North Tyneside
North_Yorkshire	North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire
Northumberland	Northumberland
Nottingham	Nottingham
Nottinghamshire	Nottinghamshire
Oldham	Oldham
Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire
Peterborough	Peterborough
phase-type_grouping	School type - Filter by school type
Plymouth	Plymouth
Portsmouth	Portsmouth
Reading	Reading
Redbridge	Redbridge
Redcar_and_Cleveland	Redcar and Cleveland
resident_headcount	Number of pupils living in the LA
Richmond_upon_Thames	Richmond upon Thames
Rochdale	Rochdale
Rotherham	Rotherham
Rutland	Rutland
Salford	Salford
Sandwell	Sandwell
school_in_la	Number of pupils living in the LA and attending state-funded schools within the LA
school_outside_la	Number of pupils living in the LA but attending state-funded schools in other LAs
Sefton	Sefton
Sheffield	Sheffield
Shropshire	Shropshire
Slough	Slough
Solihull	Solihull
Somerset	Somerset
South_Gloucestershire	South Gloucestershire
South_Tyneside	South Tyneside
Southampton	Southampton
Southend_on_Sea	Southend on Sea
Southwark	Southwark
St_Helens	St Helens
Staffordshire	Staffordshire
Stockport	Stockport
Stockton_on_Tees	Stockton on Tees
Stoke_on_Trent	Stoke on Trent
Suffolk	Suffolk
Sunderland	Sunderland
Surrey	Surrey
Sutton	Sutton
Swindon	Swindon
Tameside	Tameside
Telford_and_Wrekin	Telford and Wrekin
Thurrock	Thurrock
Torbay	Torbay
Tower_Hamlets	Tower Hamlets
Trafford	Trafford
Wakefield	Wakefield
Walsall	Walsall
Waltham_Forest	Waltham Forest
Wandsworth	Wandsworth
Warrington	Warrington
Warwickshire	Warwickshire
West_Berkshire	West Berkshire
West_Northamptonshire	West Northamptonshire
West_Sussex	West Sussex
Westminster	Westminster
Wigan	Wigan
Wiltshire	Wiltshire
Windsor_and_Maidenhead	Windsor and Maidenhead
Wirral	Wirral
Wokingham	Wokingham
Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton
Worcestershire	Worcestershire
York	York

School level characteristics

• Filename: spc_ees_school_characteristics.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  School level data on school characteristics including for example school phase type grouping, academies, religious denomination, size band, location

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
number_schools	Number of schools

School level high level pupil counts

• Filename: spc_ees_school_top_level.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  School level data file showing characteristics of pupils including free school meals, ethnicity, language and dual registration

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Characteristic
breakdown_topic	Characteristic group
number_pupils	Number of pupils

Alternative provision - local authority funded placements - setting type and placement reason

• Filename: ap_placement_reason_ap_census.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
• Content:

  Number of placements in local authority funded alternative provision by placement reason and setting type

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
denominator	Total placements
number_of_placements	Number of placements
perc_placements	Percentage of placements
placement_reason	Reason for AP placement - Reason for pupil being in AP
setting_type	Type of setting - Setting with URN/UKPRN or other type