How often is school data updated?

General school information and Ofsted ratings are updated weekly from official sources. Academic performance data is updated annually following the publication of exam results, typically in October/November.

Do you cover independent schools?

Yes. Our database includes all independent schools registered with the Department for Education. Independent schools are inspected by either Ofsted or the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), and we include ratings from both.

How are quality scores calculated?

Quality scores combine Ofsted ratings with distance-based weighting. Outstanding schools receive 4 points, Good receives 3, Requires Improvement receives 2, and Inadequate receives 1. These scores are weighted by distance using a non-linear decay function based on academic research showing school impact diminishes beyond 3.6km.

What Ofsted judgement categories do you include?

We include all five current judgement categories: Overall Effectiveness, Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership and Management. For historical inspections, we also include legacy categories.

Do you have school catchment boundaries?

Not currently. Catchment boundaries are managed by individual local authorities with inconsistent data formats. This is on our roadmap as a high-priority enhancement. Currently, we provide distance-based analysis as an alternative.

What is the difference between URN and UPRN?

URN (Unique Reference Number) is the official identifier for schools assigned by the Department for Education. UPRN (Unique Property Reference Number) is the identifier for addresses in our Property Index. We link schools to UPRNs to enable property-school proximity analysis.

How does school data affect property valuations?

Research demonstrates school quality explains 3-4% of property value variance. Properties in Outstanding school catchments command 8-12% premiums. The effect is strongest for secondary schools and diminishes non-linearly with distance up to approximately 3.6km.

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Schools & Education

Name: Schools & Education
Creator: Vepler
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Complete UK schools database with Ofsted ratings, academic performance metrics, pupil demographics, and geospatial coverage for every state and independent school.

24,000+

Total Schools

100%

Geographic Coverage

Weekly

Update Frequency

20 years

Historical Depth

Overview

About this dataset

Access comprehensive data on over 24,000 UK schools, from nurseries to sixth forms. Our schools dataset combines official government sources with AI-powered enrichment to deliver the most complete picture of educational quality and accessibility. Each school record includes precise geospatial coordinates linked to our Property Index, enabling powerful proximity analysis for property valuations, site selection, and location intelligence.

What's included

Everything in the box

Comprehensive School Registry

24,000+ UK schools with URN identifiers, school type classification, and operational status. Covers nurseries, primaries, secondaries, sixth forms, special schools, and independents.

Ofsted Integration

Full inspection history from 2005 with individual judgement categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership.

Geospatial Resolution

Precise coordinates for every school linked to our Property Index via UPR. Enables distance calculations, catchment analysis, and proximity-based valuations.

Academic Performance Metrics

KS2, KS4, and KS5 results with Progress 8, Attainment 8, and value-added measures. Cohort breakdowns for disadvantaged pupils, gender, EAL, and SEN.

Distance-Based Quality Scoring

Research-backed quality scores accounting for Ofsted ratings and distance decay. Based on academic findings showing school impact diminishes beyond 3.6km.

Pupil Demographics

Comprehensive demographic data including gender distribution, free school meals eligibility, English as additional language, and SEN categories.

Financial Benchmarking

Per-pupil funding, total income and expenditure, staffing costs, and reserve balances for state-funded schools.

Historical Tracking

Monitor school performance over time with historical Ofsted ratings and academic result trends spanning 20 years.

Data sources

Built from 13 sources

School Registry 4

Get Information About Schools (GIAS)

Comprehensive register of all schools in England with URN identifiers

Department for EducationWeekly

Official

School Census

Pupil numbers, demographics, and workforce data

Department for EducationTermly

Official

Welsh Schools Data

School register for Wales

Welsh GovernmentMonthly

Official

Scottish School Estate

School register for Scotland

Scottish GovernmentAnnual

Official

Inspection & Quality 3

Ofsted Inspection Reports

Full inspection reports with 5 judgement categories

OfstedReal-time on publication

Official

Estyn Reports

School inspections for Wales

EstynReal-time

Official

Independent Schools Inspectorate

Inspections for independent schools

ISIReal-time

Official

Academic Performance 2

School Performance Tables

KS2, KS4, KS5 results with Progress 8 and Attainment 8

Department for EducationAnnual

Official

Value Added Measures

Progress relative to prior attainment

Department for EducationAnnual

Official

Financial Data 1

Schools Financial Benchmarking

Income, expenditure, staffing costs, and reserves

Department for EducationAnnual

Official

Enrichment & AI 3

School Website Extraction

Contact details, extracurricular activities, facilities

Vepler AIMonthly

Ofsted Report AI Analysis

Summarised insights from inspection reports

Vepler AIOn publication

Geospatial Matching

UPR linkage and coordinate verification

VeplerWeekly

Use cases

What people build with it

Property Valuation

Academic research demonstrates school quality explains 3-4% of property value variance. Outstanding school proximity commands 8-12% premiums. Our distance-weighted quality scores feed directly into automated valuation models.

Valuers

Mortgage Underwriting

Assess family-home mortgage risk by understanding local school quality. Properties near outstanding schools show stronger value retention and lower default rates in family demographics.

Lenders

Site Selection

Identify development opportunities near high-performing schools. Understand the educational landscape before committing to family-oriented residential schemes.

Developers

Location Intelligence

Power property search filters with school proximity data. Enable buyers to find homes within specific distances of outstanding or good-rated schools.

PropTech

Market Research

Analyse demographic trends through pupil cohort data. Understand changing neighbourhood compositions via school-level statistics.

Investors

Insurance Risk Assessment

Factor school quality into property insurance models. Areas with better schools correlate with lower claims frequency for family homes.

Insurers

Schools & Education

About this dataset

Everything in the box

Comprehensive School Registry

Ofsted Integration

Geospatial Resolution

Academic Performance Metrics

Distance-Based Quality Scoring

Pupil Demographics

Financial Benchmarking

Historical Tracking

Built from 13 sources

School Registry 4

Inspection & Quality 3

Academic Performance 2

Financial Data 1

Enrichment & AI 3

What people build with it

Property Valuation

Mortgage Underwriting

Site Selection

Location Intelligence

Market Research

Insurance Risk Assessment

Frequently asked questions

How often is school data updated?

Do you cover independent schools?

How are quality scores calculated?

What Ofsted judgement categories do you include?

Do you have school catchment boundaries?

What is the difference between URN and UPRN?

How does school data affect property valuations?

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