Calderdale School Bikeability Course Participation and Results

Calderdale Council delivers National Standard Bikeability cycle training to Year 5 and Year 6 school children, funded as a two-day course. The dataset details school bookings, participant numbers, and trainee pass results for Level 1 and Level 2 courses, organized by financial year. Data collection methods varied between the 2015/16 and 2017/18 periods.

Use Cases

• Analyze the number of trainees who passed Level 1 versus Level 1 and 2 across different schools to measure training effectiveness.
• Track the number of courses booked at each school over financial years to identify trends in program adoption.
• Compare participation rates and results for courses held in schools versus those at Halifax, Illingworth, and Todmorden fire stations.

Strengths

• Data is organized by financial year, providing a standardized temporal framework for analysis.
• Includes specific outcome metrics for trainees, such as pass results for Level 1 and Level 2.
• Covers multiple delivery locations, including schools and three named fire stations.

Limitations

• Data collection methodology changed between 2015/16 and 2017/18, complicating direct year-over-year comparisons.
• The total number of rows, columns, and sample data are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale and structure.

Provenance

Source

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council.

Collection Method

Collected from details of schools booking and participating in Bikeability Level 1 and 2 courses.

Time Range

Covers multiple financial years, with noted differences in 2015/16 and 2017/18 collection.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026-03-20, but the underlying data's temporal coverage is not specified.

Geography

Calderdale, United Kingdom, specifically schools and fire stations in Halifax, Illingworth, and Todmorden.