A list of all independent schools and special post-16 institutions for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in England and Wales.

You can filter the list by local authority or by type of setting.

Our guide for independent special schools and special post-16 institutions explains how to apply for approval under section 41.

Voluntary removal

Contact hns.sos@education.gov.uk to request removal from the approved list, stating your reason. We will remove your institution in the next update and notify local authorities. The published list includes all removed institutions.

Once removed, you cannot re-apply for one full academic year.

Other special schools

Details of all special schools in England are available on the https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Search">Department for Education’s Get Information about Schools system. This includes:

• maintained schools
• academies
• independent schools
• non-maintained schools

The SEND guide for parents and carers explains how parents can ask for one of these schools or special post-16 institutions to be named in their child’s education, health and care plan.

Calderdale schools including status, type, cluster, principals / head teachers, address, website, number on roll (from School census), longitude and latitude, and eastings and northings. The list is updated monthly. You can also search online for school details, maps, performance tables and ofsted reports - Search for Schools. Also see Schools datasets.

This dataset contains details of all currently open Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools in York For more information on schools and contact details in York, including recent changes see schools' contact details at CYC's webpage

Calderdale schools including status, type, principals / head teachers, address, website, number on roll as at May census, longitude and latitude, and eastings and northings. Routinely updated when notified of changes.

You can also search online for school details, maps, performance tables and ofsted reports - Search for Schools

Also see - School Clusters and Federations and Other schools data

The outstanding providers list includes early years registered providers, maintained schools, independent schools, colleges and providers of work-based learning, adult education and children’s social care. Two datasets are included: the first lists of all those providers who met the outstanding provider criteria in the most recent year for which data is available; the second is a list of all providers who have met the applicable criteria in any year since 1993. In the second list the year(s) in which that provider was included are also shown.

Calderdale schools including status, type, principals / head teachers, address, website, number on roll as at May census, longitude and latitude, and eastings and northings. Routinely updated when notified of changes. You can also search online for school details, maps, performance tables and ofsted reports - Search for Schools Also see - School Clusters and Federations and Other schools data

A complete list of all primary and secondary schools in North Somerset.

This list was given effect by the 2024 order and is effective from 18 December 2024.

The list is helpful to local authorities and governing boards when proposing a school closure.

The Department for Education uses the https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/geographicalproducts/ruralurbanclassifications/2011ruralurbanclassification" class="govuk-link">Office for National Statistics’ 2011 rural-urban classification system for this dataset.

Key Stage 2 (KS2) data for year 6 primary school pupils who met or exceeded the Expected Standard (EXS+) by School Ward for the period 2016 onwards. The data is by school location, rather than by pupil residence. In determining, which ward the data relates to, a Schools list by wards is available. The data source is the National Consortium of Examination Results (NCER) but the figures come from the Department of Education (DfE). A summary of Calderdale school performance can be found on the Council website: School performance tables. School performance for individual schools can be found at Compare school performance. Please note some DFE numbers might have changed please see previous DFE code on Schools list.

This dataset shows the location of Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) institutes in the Great Britain. This should cover Universities and Colleges. Many institutes have more than one campus and where possible this is refelcted in the data so a University may have more than one entry. Postcodes have also been included for instities where possible. This data was collected from various sources connected with HEFE in the UK including JISC and EDINA. This represents the fullest list that the author could compile from various sources. If you spot a missing institution, please contact the author and they will add it to the dataset. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2011-02-01 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

The University of Cambridge was listed as the best university in the United Kingdom in 2025 with an overall score of 1000, compared with the University of Oxford, which came in second-place with a score of 965.

This method returns the closest schools based on the specified criteria.

The dataset comprises multiple source datasets published by the Department for Education, and it is updated as soon as relevant datasets become available.

This spreadsheet provides a list of all primary and secondary schools and the year in which they started delivering each of the full core offer elements necessary to be deemed an extended service school between 2006 and 2009. The data was collected by Together for Children on contract to the Department. It is no longer collected.

Attainment data for children at various stages in early years and primary education: * Early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP); * Year 1 Phonics; * Key Stage 1 (KS1); * Key Stage 2 (KS2). The data is by school location, rather than by pupil residence, in determining which ward the data relates to. A list of schools by wards is also provided. The data source is the National Consortium of Examination Results (NCER). A summary of Calderdale school performance can be found on the Council website: School performance tables . School performance for individual schools can be found at Compare school performance .

Interested parties can now request extracts of data from the NPD using an improved application process accessed through the following website; GOV.UK The first version of the NPD, including information from the first pupil level School Census matched to attainment information, was produced in 2002. The NPD is one of the richest education datasets in the world holding a wide range of information about pupils and students and has provided invaluable evidence on educational performance to inform independent research, as well as analysis carried out or commissioned by the department. There are a range of data sources in the NPD providing information about children’s education at different phases. The data includes detailed information about pupils’ test and exam results, prior attainment and progression at each key stage for all state schools in England. The department also holds attainment data for pupils and students in non-maintained special schools, sixth form and further education colleges and (where available) independent schools. The NPD also includes information about the characteristics of pupils in the state sector and non-maintained special schools such as their gender, ethnicity, first language, eligibility for free school meals, awarding of bursary funding for 16-19 year olds, information about special educational needs and detailed information about any absences and exclusions. Extracts of the data from NPD can be shared (under strict terms and conditions) with named bodies and third parties who, for the purpose of promoting the education or well-being of children in England, are:- • Conducting research or analysis • Producing statistics; or • Providing information, advice or guidance. The department wants to encourage more third parties to use the data for these purposes and produce secondary analysis of the data. All applications go through a robust approval process and those granted access are subject to strict terms and conditions on the security, handling and use of the data, including compliance with the Data Protection Act. Anyone requesting access to the most sensitive data will also be required to submit a business case. More information on the application process including the User Guide, Application Form, Security Questionnaire and a full list of data items available can be found from the NPD web page at:- https://www.gov.uk/national-pupil-database-apply-for-a-data-extract