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DfE Data Calendar

Every dataset powering Schoolgle tools — where it comes from, when it refreshes, and what needs attention.

13
Data Sources
5
Good Quality
8
Need Update
2,852,118
Total Records

Upcoming Data Releases

March 2026 (full year 2024-25, due 26 March 2026)

Pupil Attendance

Termly (autumn, spring, full year). Full year ~March, autumn term ~October

March 2026 (2025-26 allocations)

School Funding Allocations

Annually in March/April

April 2026 (spring term 2024-25)

Suspensions & Permanent Exclusions

Termly releases + annual. Autumn ~November, spring ~April, full year ~July

June 2026 (2025-26 data)

School Census

Annually in June (based on January census)

June 2026 (2025/26 data)

School Workforce

Annually in June (based on November census)

June 2026 (reporting year 2026)

EHCP / SEND Statistics

Annually in June (based on January SEN2 return + calendar year activity)

June 2026 (2025-26 data)

SEN in Schools

Annually in June

November 2026 (as at 31 Aug 2026)

Ofsted: Most Recent Per School (Aug 2025)

Official statistics published annually (~November). Monthly management info also available.

December 2026 (2025-26 data)

School Financial Data (CFR)

Annually in December (LA & school expenditure)

Already available (2024-25 published Oct 2025, revised Feb 2026)

KS4 Results (GCSE / Secondary)

Published annually in October; school-level tables updated in February

School Demographics

School Directory (GIAS)

All schools in England — URN, name, LA, phase, type, postcode, head teacher, FSM%, capacity

Latest Year2025-26
Records52,152
QualityGood
Storagesupabase

27,731 have FSM%. Head teacher data partially populated. Should re-extract quarterly.

Updated daily by DfE (GIAS extract)
Needs Update

School Census

Number on roll, FSM%, EAL%, SEN%. Collected termly via school census

Latest Year2024-25
Records146,600
QualityGood
Storagesupabase

Good coverage 2019-2025. ~24k schools/year. SEN% mostly null — may need separate SEND dataset.

Annually in June (based on January census)

Attendance & Behaviour

Pupil Attendance

School-level attendance rates, persistent absence, authorised/unauthorised absence

Latest Year2024-25
Records184,605
QualityGood
Storagesupabase

Strong coverage 2013-2025. Missing 2019-20 (COVID). Weekly attendance dashboard also available.

Termly (autumn, spring, full year). Full year ~March, autumn term ~October

Suspensions & Permanent Exclusions

Fixed-period exclusions, permanent exclusions, reasons for exclusion

Latest Year2024-25
Records1,104,751
QualityPartial
Storagesupabase

Large dataset. Some years fully populated, others partial. permanent_exclusions_count often null in recent data.

Termly releases + annual. Autumn ~November, spring ~April, full year ~July

Academic Performance

KS2 Results (Primary Attainment)

Expected standard %, higher standard %, progress scores in reading, writing, maths

Latest Year2023-24
Records1,048,375
QualitySkeleton
Storagesupabase

1M+ rows but expected_standard_pct is NULL for all records. Needs re-import with actual values from EES download. 2024-25 revised now available on GOV.UK.

Provisional in September, revised (with school-level) in December
Needs Update

KS4 Results (GCSE / Secondary)

Attainment 8, Progress 8, % grade 5+ in English & maths, EBacc

Latest YearN/A
Records
QualityNot Imported
Storagesupabase

Table exists but is empty. 2024-25 data available on EES. Needs full import.

Published annually in October; school-level tables updated in February
Needs Update

Workforce

School Workforce

FTE teachers, TAs, support staff, pupil:teacher ratio, vacancies, teacher pay

Latest Year2022-23
Records164,090
QualitySkeleton
Storagesupabase

164k rows but fte_teachers, pupil_teacher_ratio etc. all NULL. 2024 data (Nov 2024 census) published June 2025 on EES. Needs re-import with actual values.

Annually in June (based on November census)
Needs Update

Ofsted Inspection

Five-Year Ofsted Inspection Data

Overall effectiveness, sub-grades, safeguarding, deprivation band for all inspections 2019-2024

Latest Year2024 (Dec)
Records129,540
QualityGood
Storagecsv

This is the LAST complete graded dataset. From Sep 2024, Ofsted removed overall effectiveness grade. Powers our five-year trend analysis.

Previously termly. Publication postponed while dataset is revised for new framework.

Ofsted: Most Recent Per School (Aug 2025)

Current inspection status of every school — grade, sub-grades, safeguarding, previous inspection

Latest Year2025 (Aug)
Records22,005
QualityGood
Storagecsv

22,005 schools, 18,618 graded (93.1% Good+), 3,269 not judged (post Sep 2024). Powers the Current Snapshot on the Ofsted Explorer.

Official statistics published annually (~November). Monthly management info also available.

SEND

EHCP / SEND Statistics

EHC plans issued, active plans, assessments, timeliness, placements by LA

Latest YearN/A
Records
QualityNot Imported
Storagesupabase

2025 data (Jan 2025 + CY 2024) published June 2025 on EES. Not yet imported. Key for SEND tools — EHCP volumes, waiting times, placement types by LA.

Annually in June (based on January SEN2 return + calendar year activity)
Needs Update

SEN in Schools

SEN support and EHCP counts at school level, by primary need type

Latest YearN/A
Records
QualityNot Imported
Storagesupabase

2024-25 data available. Not imported. Would power SEND Funding Explorer with school-level SEN data.

Annually in June
Needs Update

Finance

School Financial Data (CFR)

Income, expenditure, per-pupil spend, staff costs from Consistent Financial Reporting

Latest YearN/A
Records
QualityNot Imported
Storagesupabase

2024-25 data published Dec 2025 on EES. Not imported. FBIT also has school-level CFR data. Would power budget tools with real comparisons.

Annually in December (LA & school expenditure)
Needs Update

School Funding Allocations

Core budget allocations, pupil premium, PE & sport premium per school

Latest YearN/A
Records
QualityNot Imported
Storagesupabase

Available on EES. Not imported. Useful for budget calculator benchmarking.

Annually in March/April
Needs Update

Priority Actions

P1

Re-import KS2 with actual values from EES (2024-25 revised)

Powers school-level attainment comparisons for all primary schools

P1

Import KS4 data from EES (2024-25, published Oct 2025)

Enables secondary school performance analysis — Attainment 8, % grade 5+ in English & maths

P1

Import EHCP/SEND data from EES (2025)

Powers SEND Funding Explorer and EHCP Readiness tools with real LA data

P2

Re-import workforce data with actual values (2024)

Enables Workforce Calculator with real pupil:teacher ratios

P2

Import school financial data (CFR 2024-25)

Real budget comparisons for Budget Calculator and NI Cost tools

P3

Refresh GIAS school directory

Latest head teachers, school status changes, new academies

GOV.UK Data Sources

All data is sourced from official DfE publications under the Open Government Licence v3.0.