Barnet School Census: Pupil and School Characteristics, 2017

Barnet schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2017 provides raw data extracted from the national school census. The dataset includes pupil and school numbers by type, free school meals eligibility, first language, class sizes, and pupil numbers by ethnic origin. It offers a snapshot of the educational landscape in the London Borough of Barnet for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Use Cases

• Analyzing school capacity and distribution based on pupil and school numbers by type
• Assessing socioeconomic need through free school meals eligibility data
• Studying language diversity and support needs using first language information
• Evaluating educational resource allocation with class size statistics
• Examining demographic composition via pupil numbers by ethnic origin

Strengths

• Provides a detailed, multi-dimensional snapshot from a national census, covering several key pupil characteristics.
• Cross-platform presence on uk_data and eu_open_data signals its importance and utility for different user bases.

Limitations

• Metadata is incomplete; column names, exact row counts, and file formats are unknown.
• There is a significant conflict in the 'last updated' date, with one source showing 2017 and another showing a future date of 2026, casting doubt on data maintenance.
• The dataset is a single time-point snapshot from January 2017, limiting longitudinal analysis.

Provenance

Source

London Borough of Barnet, extracted from the national January 2017 school census.

Collection Method

Administrative census data collection.

Time Range

January 2017

Freshness

2017-09-29 16:19:02

Geography

London Borough of Barnet, United Kingdom