Data sources

16 to 18 progression to higher education or training

• Data source: Compare school and college performance in England (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 23 October 2026
• Description: The publication covers students who left 16 to 18 study by the end of the 2021/22 academic year and follows their destinations in the 2022/23 academic year.
• Geographical level: National, local authority

Area SEND inspection outcomes

• Data source: Area SEND inspections and outcomes in England (opens in new tab) ; Ofsted
• Date published: 16 July 2026
• Description: Outcomes of area SEND inspections up to 31 December 2025.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Childcare deserts and oases

• Data source: Childcare deserts and oases (opens in new tab) ; Ofsted
• Date published: 30 September 2026
• Description: Access to childcare is calculated as an equivalent number of childcare places per 100 children aged 0 to 7 years, accessible from a neighbourhood. To understand how the values are calculated please refer to the methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority, and middle layer super output area

Children in income-deprived families (IDACI)

• Data source: English indices of deprivation 2025 (opens in new tab) ; Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2021 to 2025)
• Date published: 30 October 2025
• Description: This is also referred to as the "Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index" (IDACI). This is the percentage of children aged 0 to 15 that are affected by the income subdomain of the Index of Multiple Deprivation. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: Local authority, middle layer super output area

Children looked after

• Data source: Children looked after in England including adoptions (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 26 November 2025
• Description: Information on children looked after in England, including numbers of looked-after-children who are adopted or care leavers, and numbers who were missing from their placement. This data is taken from the annual data collection by local authorities in England.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Children's homes

• Data source: Ofsted
• Date published: 5 August 2025
• Description: Daily update of the number of children's homes in each local authority from Ofsted's internal systems.; Public data is available from Children's social care statistics (opens in new tab).
• Geographical level: Local authority

Children's overweight and obesity prevalence

• Data source: Children's overweight and obesity prevalence (opens in new tab) ; NHS
• Date published: 5 November 2025
• Description: Outcomes from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) in England. It covers children in Reception (aged 4 to 5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years) in mainstream state-maintained schools in England. The report contains analyses of body mass index (BMI) classification rates by age, sex, deprivation and ethnicity, as well as geographic analyses.; We show counts for overweight and obese children combined. For further information, please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority (upper tier- and lower tier-)

Children's social care sufficiency

• Data source: Understanding children's social care sufficiency in England (opens in new tab) ; Ofsted
• Date published: 2 July 2026
• Description: This index combines data across several key domains to provide an overall indication of sufficiency for children in care across the country. To understand how the values are calculated please refer to the methodology page.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Cross-border movement

• Data source: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 25 September 2025
• Description: Numbers and percentages of pupils who live in one local authority area while receiving state-funded education in another. Total values are categorised by school phase.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority

Director of children's services

• Data source: ADCS: Directory list (opens in new tab) ; The Association of Directors of Children’s Services
• Date published: 9 November 2026
• Description: Name, job title, and email address for the director of children's services for each local authority and trust. This data has been web scraped
• Geographical level: Local authority and trusts

Early years registered and take-up rates

• Data source: Funded early education and childcare (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 2 July 2026
• Description: Number and percentage of eligible children registered for government-funded early years provision by age. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority

Education, health and care plans

• Data source: Education, health and care plans (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 25 June 2026
• Description: Number of children with an education, health and care plan. Total values categorised by pupil age.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority

Elective home education (EHE)

• Data source: Elective home education (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 15 January 2026
• Description: This data release consists of counts of children in elective home education (EHE) in England, reported by each local authority. EHE is a term used to describe a choice made by parents to provide education for their children at home instead of sending them to school full-time.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority

English as an additional language

• Data source: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 4 June 2026
• Description: Numbers and percentages of pupils whose first language is not English. Total values categorised by school phase.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Ethnicity

• Data source: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 4 June 2026
• Description: Percentages of pupils in state-funded settings by major ethnic group.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Free school meals

• Data source: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 4 June 2026
• Description: Numbers and percentages of pupils eligible for free school meals. Total values categorised by school phase.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Further education and skills NEET and participation rates

• Data source: Further education and skills NEET and participation rates: local authority figures (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 2 July 2026
• Description: Data showing the proportions of 16- and 17-year-olds in education or training and an estimate of those not in education, employment or training (NEET).
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Further education and skills providers by type and local authority

• Data source: Further education and skills statistics (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 16 July 2026
• Description: Data showing the counts of further education and skills providers by provider type aggregated to local authority level.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Geographical boundaries and codes (local authority)

• Data source: Counties and Unitary Authorities (December 2023) Boundaries UK BSC (opens in new tab) ; Office for National Statistics
• Date published: 9 February 2024
• Description: Boundaries for the different levels of geography used in this app. Ofsted: explore an area uses the super generalised boundaries that are clipped to the coastline (mean high water mark). We create boundaries for Ofsted regions by joining local authority boundaries.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Geographical boundaries and codes (middle layer super output areas)

• Data source: Middle layer Super Output Areas (December 2021) Boundaries EW BSC (V3) (opens in new tab) ; Office for National Statistics
• Date published: 10 July 2024
• Description: Boundaries for the different levels of geography used in this app. Ofsted: explore an area uses the super generalised boundaries that are clipped to the coastline (mean high water mark).
• Geographical level: MSOA

Health Index

• Data source: Health Index scores, England (opens in new tab) ; Office for National Statistics
• Date published: 16 June 2023
• Description: Indicates the health of an area measured in three domains: healthy people, healthy lives and healthy places. A score of 100 represents health in England in 2015. A higher number means better health and a lower number means worse health.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Independent school inspections

• Data source: Ofsted
• Date published: 14 November 2026
• Description: Daily update of independent school inspection information from Ofsted's internal systems.; Public data is available from Non-association independent schools statistics (opens in new tab).

Joint targeted area inspection outcomes

• Data source: Ofsted
• Date published: 14 November 2026
• Description: Daily update of joint targeted area inspection outcomes from Ofsted's internal systems.; Public data is available from Children's social care statistics (opens in new tab).
• Geographical level: Local authority

Key stage 2 (primary) attainment

• Data source: Key stage 2 attainment (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 10 September 2026
• Description: Provisional attainment in assessments taken by pupils in state-funded schools in England at the end of Year 6, when most are age 11. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Key stage 4 (secondary) performance

• Data source: Key stage 4 performance (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 23 April 2026
• Description: The GCSE and vocational and technical qualification (VTQ) results of pupils at the end of key stage 4 attending state-funded schools in England. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Local authority children’s services inspection outcomes

• Data source: Ofsted
• Date published: 14 November 2026
• Description: Daily update of inspections of local authority children’s services (ILACS) outcomes from Ofsted's internal systems. ; Public data is available from Children's social care statistics (opens in new tab).
• Geographical level: Local authority

Multiplication tables check attainment

• Data source: Multiplication tables check attainment (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 20 November 2025
• Description: Multiplication tables check results of pupils at the end of year 4 attending schools in England. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Oral health

• Data source: Oral health (opens in new tab) ; Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Date published: 5 March 2025
• Description: Outcomes from the National Dental Epidemiology Programme oral health survey of 5-year-old schoolchildren in England. The data was collected during the 2023/24 school year. This data is the source for the dental indicator (percentage of 5-year-olds with visually obvious dentinal decay). In total, 130 out of 153 upper tier local authorities commissioned the survey. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority (upper tier- and lower tier-), integrated care board

Phonics screening check attainment

• Data source: Phonics screening check attainment (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 8 October 2026
• Description: Attainment of pupils in the 2025 phonics screening check taken at the end of year 1 attending schools in England. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

Population estimates (local authority)

• Data source: Mid-year population estimates (opens in new tab) ; Office for National Statistics, NOMIS
• Date published: 30 July 2025
• Description: The mid-year (30 June) estimates of population are based on results from the latest census of population, allowing for underestimation. Available at local authority level broken down by age.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority

Population estimates (middle layer super output area)

• Data source: Mid-year population estimates (opens in new tab) ; Office for National Statistics, NOMIS
• Date published: 25 November 2024
• Description: The mid-year (30 June) estimates of population are based on results from the latest census of population, allowing for underestimation. Available at MSOA level broken down by age.
• Geographical level: Middle layer super output area

Postcodes and locations

• Data source: ONS Postcode Directory (February 2024) for the UK (opens in new tab) ; Office for National Statistics, Open Geography Portal
• Date published: 18 February 2024
• Description: Postcodes, their coordinates and geographical locations in England.

Pupil attendance (termly)

• Data source: Pupil attendance in schools by FSM and SEN - Spring term (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 16 April 2026
• Description: Termly attendance rates of 5- to 15-year-old (compulsory school age) pupils in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools in England. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: Local authority, Regional, National

Pupil attendance (weekly)

• Data source: Pupil attendance (weekly - week 43) (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 10 November 2026
• Description: Attendance rates of 5- to 15-year-old (compulsory school age) pupils in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools in England. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority

Pupil premium

• Data source: Pupil premium: allocations and conditions of grant 2026 to 2027 (opens in new tab) ; Education and Skills Funding Agency and Department for Education
• Date published: 23 September 2026
• Description: Numbers and percentages of pupils allocated pupil premium grants in the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Pupil premium early years

• Data source: Funded early education and childcare (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 2 July 2026
• Description: Numbers and percentages of early years pupils in receipt of pupil premium by the local authority.
• Geographical level: Local authority

Registered childcare providers and inspections

• Data source: Ofsted
• Date published: 14 November 2026
• Description: Daily update of registered childcare providers and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's internal systems. ; Public data is available from Early years and childcare statistics (opens in new tab).
• Geographical level: Local authority

Rural-Urban Classification

• Data source: Rural-Urban Classification in England (opens in new tab) ; Office for National Statistics
• Date published: 5 March 2025
• Description: Rural-Urban Classification data for England. The Rural-Urban Classification is a geodemographic classification that categorises areas based on their rural or urban characteristics. It provides insights into the distribution of population and settlements across England.
• Geographical level: Middle layer super output areas (MSOAs)

Special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)

• Data source: Special educational needs in England (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 11 June 2026
• Description: Numbers and percentages of pupils receiving special educational needs (SEN) support from their school and with education, health and care plans. Categorised by age and school phase. ; To understand how we calculated the values shown please refer to our methodology page.
• Geographical level: National, regional and local authority

State-funded and independent school information

• Data source: Get information about schools (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 6 August 2026
• Description: Information about open state-funded schools in England, including: unique reference number (URN), address and location, phase (nursery, primary, secondary, special or registered alternative provision), type of school, academy trust, religious ethos, early years provision, and sixth form provision.

State-funded school inspections

• Data source: Ofsted
• Date published: 14 November 2026
• Description: Daily update of school inspection information from Ofsted's internal systems.; Public data is available from State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (opens in new tab).

Suspensions and exclusions

• Data source: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England (opens in new tab) ; Department for Education
• Date published: 9 July 2026
• Description: Numbers and percentages of pupils excluded and suspended in the academic year 2024-25 by total, free school meals, and SEND student population.
• Geographical level: National, regional, local authority