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