Calderdale data tracks the number of pupils with English as an Additional Language in primary schools, including academies and local authority maintained schools. The dataset is compiled from the termly school census, with a gap in May 2020 due to its cancellation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the number of pupils with English as an Additional Language across primary schools over time.
- Compare pupil counts between academies and local authority maintained schools using the school type data.
- Assess the impact of census cancellations, such as the missing May 2020 data point, on longitudinal studies of language support needs.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the official termly school census, an authoritative government collection.
- Includes primary schools from two major administrative categories: academies and local authority maintained schools.
- The dataset has been consistently published as a single series since October 2016, providing a unified view.
Limitations
- The dataset is missing the May 2020 census, creating a gap in the time series.
- No row count, column details, or sample data are provided to assess the dataset's scale and structure.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the Calderdale Metropolitan Borough area.
Provenance
- Source
- Termly school census conducted by the UK government.
- Collection Method
- Administrative data collection via the school census.
- Time Range
- From October 2016 onward, with a gap in May 2020.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough, UK.