Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council data tracks the number of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in secondary schools, including Academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools. The dataset originates from the termly school census, with Academy data available from October 2015 and combined publication from October 2016. The May 2020 census was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the number of pupils with SEN over time using termly census data.
- Compare SEN pupil counts between Academy and Local Authority Maintained School types.
- Assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on data collection by examining the missing May 2020 census.
Strengths
- Data is published by a local government authority, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council.
- Includes a time series from at least October 2015, providing longitudinal context.
- Distinguishes between Academy and Local Authority Maintained School governance types.
Limitations
- Key metrics like total row count, column names, and file formats are unknown.
- Contains a known data gap for May 2020 due to a cancelled census.
- Geographic scope is limited to the Calderdale metropolitan borough.
Provenance
- Source
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Collection Method
- Termly school census.
- Time Range
- From October 2015 onwards; May 2020 missing.
- Freshness
- Last updated on March 20, 2026.
- Geography
- Calderdale, England.