School Census
The School Census collects information from primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, maintained nurseries and academies, and pupil referral units in England. It collects individual school characteristics and pupil records three times a year. In 2024, almost 9.1 million pupils from over 24,000 schools were included. The data creates a "lifetime school record" of characteristics, testing, and tracking to form a single longitudinal record over time.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
9,092,073 (participants, as of 2024)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≤ 19 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Pupils in state-funded and independent schools in England.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
Department for Education (DfE)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
United Kingdom Government
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Education data
Engagement
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