An Intelligence Unit report from the Greater London Authority examines the cross-border mobility of secondary school-age children by residence and school location. The report compares Department for Education estimates with ONS 2011 Census data and estimates pupils per borough attending independent schools. An addendum considers the net balance of mobility, and a related report for primary school children was published in 2013.
Use Cases
- Analyze student commuting patterns based on cross-border mobility by residence and school location.
- Compare official education statistics with census data based on the DfE and ONS 2011 Census comparison.
- Estimate demand for independent schooling based on the number of pupils per borough attending independent schools.
- Model net population flows for school-age children based on the addendum report on net balance of mobility.
Strengths
- Report includes a direct comparison between Department for Education estimates and ONS 2011 Census data.
- Analysis covers both residence-based and school-location-based mobility for a complete picture.
- A related report for primary school age children exists, allowing for potential comparative analysis.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data is from 2012 with an update in 2013; freshness should be verified for current applications.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority Intelligence Unit, using Department for Education data sources.
- Collection Method
- Analysis of administrative education data and comparison with ONS 2011 Census.
- Time Range
- Primary data from 2012, with a related primary school report from 2013.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 12:02:14.011204; primary data is from 2012-2013.
- Geography
- London boroughs, focusing on cross-border mobility within the region.