Analysis of pupil attendance at primary, post-primary and special schools in Northern Ireland, by school and pupil characteristics.

Source agency: Education (Northern Ireland)

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Attendance at primary and post-primary schools

This dataset is published as Open Data and replaces any previously published dataset.Information about Scottish schools are updated by the Scottish Government annually for the purposes of monitoring overall performance, equality and individual policies. This dataset provides the current geocoded location, contact address, roll numbers, teacher numbers, denomination, and proportion of pupils from minority and ethnic groups for each primary, secondary and special school in Scotland. Until 2019, these updates were reflective of the previous September. The SG School Roll 2023 is reflective of the July 2023 schools locations data (published 25th September 2023) and July 2023 school roll, FTE teachershttps://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a6f9d86-9698-4a5d-a2c8-89f3b212c52c/scottish-school-roll-and-locations

School Census Information - Primary Schools

The Department’s primary statutory duty is to promote the education of the people of Northern Ireland and to ensure the effective implementation of education policy. The...

Number of pupils on roll by year group in Calderdale Primary Schools (Academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools); the data source is the termly school census. Academy data is only available from October 2015 onwards. The dataset for Academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools is being published as one dataset from October 2016. May 2020 is missing because this census was cancelled by the government due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Other schools data

Comprehensive dataset of 21,632 Primary schools in United Kingdom as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Information about Scottish schools are updated by the Scottish Government annually for the purposes of monitoring overall performance, equality and individual policies. This dataset provides;the current geocoded location,contact address, roll numbers, teacher numbers, denominationUntil 2019, these updates were reflective of the previous September. The SG School Roll 2023 is reflective of the July 2023 schools locations data (published 25th September 2023) and July 2023 school roll, FTE teachers, proportion minority background, and proportion 20% most deprived data (published 19th March 2024).

Polygons representing the Catchment Areas for Cheshire West and Chester Primary Schools.

These data are gathered as part of the Summary of Annual Examination Results exercise. This exercise takes place between May and December of each year and collects information on the examination performance of post-primary pupils in Year12 and Year 14 in Northern Ireland.

The purpose of this statistical release is to present an analysis of examination performance for pupils in year 12 and year 14 at post-primary schools in Northern Ireland. The data are taken from the Summary of Annual Examination Results (SAER) process, which collates and validates data with schools.

Source agency: Education (Northern Ireland)

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: SAER

Number of pupils eligible for Free School Meals in Calderdale Primary Schools (Academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools); the data source is the termly school census. Academy data is only available from October 2015 onwards. The dataset for Academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools is being published as one dataset from October 2016. May 2020 is missing because this census was cancelled by the government due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Other schools data

School Census information - pre primary schools

Polygons representing the Catchment Areas for Cheshire Primary Schools.

Comprehensive dataset of 165 Combined primary and secondary schools in United Kingdom as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

The PACE (Primary Assessment, Curriculum and Experience) project aimed to study the impact on English primary schools of the introduction, following the 1988 Education Reform Act, of the National Curriculum and its associated assessment procedures. Questionnaires and interviews with heads and infant teachers in forty-eight schools in eight varied areas, provided background data for a closer focus on nine schools. Children as well as teachers in primary school classes were interviewed. These randomly selected pupils formed a cohort who have taken part in the subsequent years of the study. New assessment procedures were also observed and analysed as they were introduced. The project consisted of three phases: phase 1 (SN:3486) was carried out in 1990-1992, phase 2 (SN:3470) in 1993-1994 and phase 3(SN:3969) in 1995-1996. Pupils of the original cohort, continued to be observed and interviewed, as did their teachers into year 6 (phase 3). In addition, teachers and heads in the wider sample of schools have again been interviewed; in this phase both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 teachers provide material on the degree and kind of change experienced in primary schools during a period of unprecedented innovation.

These data are gathered as part of the Summary of Annual Examination Results exercise. This exercise takes place between May and December of each year and collects information on the examination performance of post-primary pupils in Year12 and Year 14 in Northern Ireland.

Number of pupils with English as an additional language in Primary Schools (Academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools); the data source is the termly school census. The dataset for Academies and Local Authority Maintained Schools is being published as one dataset from October 2016. May 2020 is missing because this census was cancelled by the government due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Other schools data

This is the number of permanent exclusions at state-funded primary schools expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of pupils (including sole or dual main registrations and boarding pupils). A permanent exclusion refers to a pupil who is excluded and their name removed from the school register. Such a pupil would then be educated at another school or via some other form of provision. The head teacher of a school can exclude a pupil on disciplinary grounds only. Good discipline in schools is essential to ensure that all pupils can benefit from the opportunities provided by education. The decision to exclude a pupil must be lawful, reasonable, and fair. In addition, schools have a statutory duty not to discriminate against pupils on the basis of protected characteristics, such as disability or race. Schools and LAs must arrange alternative provision from the sixth day of the exclusion of pupils of compulsory school age. 'State-funded primary schools' refers to those schools maintained by the local authority, including middle schools deemed as primary and academies. Pupil and exclusion numbers of 1 to 4 are suppressed to protect pupil confidentiality and numbers at national and regional levels are rounded to the nearest 10. Local authority totals across school types are also rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent disclosure of any suppressed values. Where any number is shown as 0, the original figure was also 0.

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Data on class sizes in primary schools are collected each year as part of the pupil census. The data gives the number of pupils in each class in September 2023"Class type" gives the stage of pupils in the class or, where more than one stage is present "Co" denotes a composite class.In a class where there are two or more teachers then 'Two or More Teachers' will have a value of 'Yes'The class size maxima for P1 classes is 25 and for single stage P2 or P3 classes is 30. This is set out in The Education (Lower Class Sizes) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010.These regulations allow certain exceptions such as pupils who join a class after the end of a placing round and Additional Support Needs pupils who only join a class for part of the time.For P4-P7 class size maxima are set out in teachers terms and conditions of service. For these years there is a normal maximum of 33. Composite classes throughout primary have a class size maximum of 25.Excepted pupils in class-size legislation are;(a) children whose record of additional support needs specify that they should be educated at the school concerned, and who are placed in the school outside a normal placing round;(b) children initially refused a place at a school, but subsequently on appeal offered a place outside a normal placing round or because the education authority recognise that an error was made in implementing their placing arrangements for the school;(c) children who cannot gain a place at any other suitable school within a reasonable distance of their home because they move into an area outside a normal placing round;(d) children who are pupils at special schools, but who receive part of their education at a mainstream school; and(e) children with additional support needs who are normally educated in a special unit in a mainstream school, but who receive part of their lessons in a non-special class.These are National Statistics background data. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.Analysis of class size at a national level is available through the following link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/pupil-census-supplementary-statistics/