The number of Special Educational Needs pupils enrolled in Calderdale primary schools, categorized by ward. The data originates from the January school census and is published by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council. The ward boundaries referenced predate a May 2026 local election and are due to be updated.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of SEN pupils across wards based on ward-level counts.
- Monitor changes in SEN provision following ward boundary updates.
- Support local election planning and policy discussions with ward-level education data.
- Compare SEN prevalence between primary and secondary schools using the related dataset.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from an official school census, suggesting an authoritative collection method.
- The dataset is explicitly linked to a related dataset for secondary schools, enabling comparative analysis.
- The update date is precisely recorded as 2026-05-01 16:04:12.807237.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The ward boundaries are noted as outdated pending an ONS update in June/July 2026.
Provenance
- Source
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Collection Method
- January school census
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-01 16:04:12.807237; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Calderdale wards