School Catchments for Scotland: Primary and Secondary Non-Denominational and Catholic

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot provides geospatial data layers for school catchment areas across Scotland. The dataset contains four separate layers for primary non-denominational, secondary non-denominational, primary denominational (Catholic), and secondary denominational (Catholic) schools. It was last updated on 2026-05-22, though the data does not include the catchment for the government-funded Jordanhill school in Glasgow.

Use Cases

• Mapping school accessibility based on residential location and catchment boundaries mentioned in the description
• Analyzing demographic patterns around different school types (non-denominational vs. Catholic) based on the described catchment layers
• Planning residential development or public services using the described geospatial administrative boundaries

Strengths

• Contains four distinct geospatial layers for different school types as described.
• Explicitly notes the exclusion of a specific school (Jordanhill), clarifying its scope.
• Last update timestamp (2026-05-22) is provided.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or administrative bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 11:07:34.446702; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland