Projected Demand for School Places in London, 2018 Model

London-wide demand projections for school places, providing a strategic overview for future planning. The 2018 model incorporates 2016-based Greater London Authority population projections and data from the Department for Education's National Pupil Database. These projections update earlier 2015 pan-London demand figures and were published in March 2018.

Use Cases

• Strategic planning for school infrastructure based on projected demand for places.
• Analyzing demographic trends and their impact on education needs based on GLA population projections.
• Comparing high-level regional demand models with local authority roll projections.
• Informing policy decisions on school funding and resource allocation across London boroughs.

Strengths

• Provides a consistent, pan-London strategic view commissioned to address an identified need.
• Integrates authoritative data sources including GLA population projections and the DfE National Pupil Database.
• Updates a previous model (2015 projections) with more recent data.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority

Collection Method

Model commissioned for strategic overview, incorporating GLA population projections and DfE National Pupil Database data.

Time Range

Projections published in March 2018, based on 2016 population data and January 2017 pupil data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 12:02:39.306054; freshness should be verified.

Geography

London, United Kingdom