25 October 2024

School

Names of schools used in applications to define where qualifications were obtained, or to define a school as a sponsor organisation.

Details the following:

Code

Unique value, such as 12999, that must not exceed the maximum length of the corresponding field in an integrated system, such as a student management system.

After saving, the value cannot be edited.

Description

Description that is used to select the school, such as Hesslewood Academy.

The description can be translated.

Country

Country location of the school, such as Australia.

Values are defined in the reference data for Country.

Record source

If the source of information about a school is Internal or External.

Values are defined in the reference data for Record source. For more information on the record source, go to What is the reference data for applications?

Local education authority

Name of the local education authority for the school, such as East Riding of Yorkshire.

Values are defined in the reference data for Local education authority.

School type

Code that defines the school type, such as ACAD.

Values are defined in the reference data for School type. For more information on the school type, go to What is the reference data for applications?

DFE number

Code that defines the provider type for reporting purposes, such as 4901.

Status

Code that defines the status of the school for reporting purposes, such as L.

BTEC centre number

Not used.

National centre number

Code that defines the national centre number for the school, such as 41225.

Day board school

Code that defines whether the school has day pupils, boarding facilities, or both.

Sexes admissions agency

Code that defines that gender of the pupils that attend the school for reporting purposes.

Admissions agency establishment group

Type of school for reporting purposes, such as Academy.

Values are defined in the reference data for Establishment group. For more information on the establishment group, go to What is the reference data for applications?

School roll size

Code that defines the school band size.

Full time admissions agency

Not used.

Fifth form admissions agency

Not used.

Sixth form

Code that defines the number of students in the sixth form of the school.

Higher ed size admissions agency

Code that defines the number of students going into higher education from the school.

Language of welsh school

Code that defines the language spoken at a school based in Wales.

BTEC admissions agency

Not used.

Base year

Not used.

Applied last year, Applied for entry 1 year ago, and Applied for entry 2 years ago

Not used.

Previous school code

Name the school was previously known as, such as Hesslewood High School.

Values are defined in the reference data for Schools.

Number on roll

Not used.

Fifth form number

Not used.

Sixth form number

Number of students attending the school in sixth form.

Higher education number

Number of students attending the school in higher education.

EDEXCEL National centre number

Code that defines the EDEXCEL national centre number for the school, such as 41225.

Annual data collection date

Date that admissions agencies collect data on the number of students attending the school in an academic year.

Feeder school

Name of the school that is a feeder school for the school.

Establishment unique reference number

Unique reference number for schools where students undertake Student Associates Scheme placements, for reporting purposes.

Regulatory agency identifier

Code that defines the school for reporting purposes.

In use

If selected, the entity or field can have the value. If cleared after the value has been selected for the entity or field, the entity or field keeps the value. However, the value is no longer available for selection.

Address

Contact information for the school, such as Address line 1, Address line 2, Address line 3, Address line 4, Address line 5, Postcode, Telephone number and Fax number.