This section pulls together new and current research and evaluation projects, research centres, publications and data from a range of sites, making it easier to compare a selection of individual schools and to see all the information in one place.
Welcome toData, research and statistics
Announcements
Discontinuation of the CSSNBT
Information on the discontinuation of CSSNBT in favour of the Local Area Interactive Tool (LAIT) which is LAIT is widely used by authorities and provides a more comprehensive source of information than the CSSNBT.
Announcement
Discontinuation of Statistical Bulletin: School Destinations
Information about why the 2011 Statistical Bulletin on School Destinations of Secondary School Pupils Resident in London Boroughs was discontinued for publication.
Announcement
2011 school and local statistics
Access to statistics regarding education and skills in your local area.
Official statistics
The latest official statistical publications from the Department.
Research
Access to details of research projects funded by the Department for Education (DfE), as well as projects previously undertaken by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Education and Skills.
Datasets
Download in full the latest statistics and underlying data from the Department.
Edubase
Offers access to an up-to-date database of educational establishments across England and Wales.
Data collection and statistical returns
Information, advice and guidance on how statistical data is collected and used by the Department.
About data
Information about school and area level data is available in this section.
Coming soon
DfE: NEET statistics - quarterly brief
This brief sets out the latest statistics on NEET in England. Sources are: DfE 16-18 Participation SFR; the Labour Force Survey; and regional NEET figures.
Statistics 24 May 2012, No LA data included
DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England - autumn term 2011
Local level information on rates of pupil absence in schools in England during the autumn term 2011.
Statistics 29 May 2012, LA data
DfE: local authority children's social care services workforce, England, 31 December 2011
The report contains information about staff employed (directly and indirectly) by children's social services departments in England as at 31 December 2011.
Statistics 31 May 2012, LA data
Latest statistics
DfE: School Workforce in England (Provisional) November 2011
Statistics about the school workforce in publicly funded schools in England.
Statistics 25 April 2012, LA data
DfE: Level 2 and 3 attainment by young people in England measured using matched administrative data - attainment by age 19 in 2011
Statistics on the attainment of young people aged 19 in 2011 based on matched administrative data, showing the proportion of young people qualified to at least levels 2 and 3 by age and by cohort.
Statistics 19 April 2012, LA data
DfE: Secondary School Applications and Offers in England March 2012
Local authority level information about secondary school applications and offers received by parents in March 2012.
Statistics 22 March 2012, LA data
