Barnet School Admissions for Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free Schools, and Academies

School Allocations 2015/16 details pupil placements for Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free Schools, and Academies in the London Borough of Barnet. The dataset likely contains the criterion for each final place offered, with the furthest straight-line distance in miles shown where applicable. It provides a snapshot of admissions criteria and outcomes for a specific academic year.

Use Cases

• Analyzing school admission criteria based on the 'criterion under which final place offered'
• Mapping school catchment areas using the 'furthest straight line distance' metric
• Comparing admission outcomes across different school types (Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free Schools, Academies)

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on eu_open_data and uk_data suggests established importance and accessibility
• Specific temporal scope for the 2015/16 academic year provides a clear historical snapshot
• Focus on a defined geographic area (Barnet) allows for localized analysis

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing, including column names, row count, file format, and license
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2015-07-31 and 2026-04-29) create uncertainty about data maintenance
• Dataset scope is limited to one local authority and one academic year

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Time Range

2015/16 academic year

Freshness

2026-04-29 06:02:21.252387

Geography

London Borough of Barnet, United Kingdom