Highland Council Primary Schools with Status Updates for Mothballed and Closed

Highland Council Area Primary Schools are maintained by the Care & Learning Service. The dataset includes all schools, with status updated for mothballed and closed institutions rather than removal. It is published under the Open Government Licence by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution of operational primary schools based on the geographic area mentioned in the description.
• Tracking changes in school provision over time based on status updates for mothballed and closed schools.
• Mapping school locations and statuses for local planning and resource allocation.
• Studying the impact of school closures or mothballing on community services.

Strengths

• Data is maintained by an official government service (Care & Learning Service), suggesting administrative oversight.
• Includes a historical record by updating status rather than removing closed schools, which may support time-series analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Maintained by the Highland Council Care & Learning Service.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

Highland Council Area, Scotland