School Admission Appeals in Leeds by Academic Year

Appeals data for primary and secondary schools in Leeds, aggregated by academic year. The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence and was last updated on November 12, 2020. It includes information on whether appeals were granted or refused based on infant class size legislation from the 2017/18 academic year onward.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in appeal outcomes over time based on the academic year grouping.
• Studying the application and impact of infant class size legislation on admission decisions.
• Comparing appeal rates and success between primary and secondary school levels.

Strengths

• Includes a specific legal distinction for appeals not granted under infant class size legislation from 2017/18.
• Provides official guidance links for context on infant class size appeals.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to schools that have an agreement with Leeds City Council to handle their appeals.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely collected from Leeds City Council's admissions system for schools under agreement.

Time Range

Data is aggregated by academic year, with specific legal distinctions noted from 2017/18.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-11-12 11:07:03.828000; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Leeds, United Kingdom.