Educational establishment

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These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Educational establishment consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

  • What is the 'Educational establishment' consideration?

    This dataset includes schools, number of pupils, number of boys, number of girls, number of pupils eligible for free school meals and percentage of children eligible for free school meals.

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Educational establishment'?

    Yes

    • What is the legislation that defines 'Educational establishment'?

      Education Act 1944

    • What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Educational establishment' gets designated?

    • What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Educational establishment'?

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Educational establishment'?

    There is no legislation around publishing educational establishments, but the accountability of them lies with the Department for Education, and the education authority (often county councils).

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

    • Department for Education

  • Is the Educational establishment a trigger?

    No

  • Is the Educational establishment something to consult during plan making?

    Yes

    • Provide information about when Educational establishment is used during plan making

      The presence, distance, and capacity of existing schools are something to be consulted as part of plan-making, during the assessment of sites prior to site allocation, as well as when assessing existing infrastructure capacity when planning for growth. Understanding existing school capacity also allows for education authorities to plan for the need for expansion of existing schools, and the delivery of new schools.

  • Is there any Educational establishment data already available?

    Yes

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

    Yes. The department for Education make this data available through the Get Information about Schools service

  • Will a data standard be required?

    No