Data status
Where our data comes from, how current it is, how often it is refreshed, and current data quality.
Data summary
Total schools
52,398
Open schools
27,179
Closed schools
25,149
Local authorities
127
Last refresh date
14 June 2026
Inspection records
25,750
Schools with Ofsted
21,636
79.6% of open schools
Admissions records
228,176
Schools covered
25,808
95.0% of open schools
Appeals records
1,520
158 authorities
Performance records
104,160
Schools covered
22,252
81.9% of open schools
Academic year
2024/25
Data sources
GIAS
- Status
- Active
- Refresh
- Monthly
- Coverage
- England and Wales schools
Get Information about Schools is the Department for Education register of schools and colleges. This directory imports GIAS field data through an audited pipeline.
Ofsted inspections
Management information from GOV.UK, imported through the audited Ofsted pipeline.
- Status
- Active
- Refresh
- Monthly (state-funded); quarterly (independent)
- Coverage scope
- England state-funded and Ofsted-inspected schools
- Last snapshot
- 31 May 2026
- Last import
- Not recorded
- Freshness
- Data is current
Inspection records
25,750
Active rows in ofsted_reports
Schools covered
21,636
79.6% of open schools
Framework breakdown
- Report card (REIF)1,329
- Previous framework (OEIF)13,066
- Ungraded11,355
- Independent compliance0
Admissions statistics
School applications and offers plus local authority appeals from Department for Education Explore Education Statistics.
- Status
- Active
- Refresh
- Annual (DfE EES releases)
- Coverage scope
- England state-funded school admissions and local authority appeals
- Latest academic year
- 2025/26
- Last snapshot
- 12 Jun 2025
- Last import
- Not recorded
- Freshness
- Data may be stale
Admissions records
228,176
Active rows in school_admissions_stats
Schools covered
25,808
95.0% of open schools
Appeals records
1,520
158 authorities covered
Performance & Outcomes
Key stage attainment, progress, post-16 results, and destination measures from Department for Education Explore Education Statistics.
- Status
- Active
- Refresh
- Annual (DfE EES releases)
- Coverage scope
- England state-funded school performance and outcomes
- Latest academic year
- 2024/25
- Last snapshot
- Not recorded
- Last import
- Not recorded
- Freshness
- Snapshot date not recorded
Performance records
104,160
Active rows across all performance tables
Schools covered
22,252
81.9% of open schools
Academic year
2024/25
8 tracked cycles
Records by dataset
- KS2 records49,224
- KS4 records5,755
- KS5 records44,672
- Destination records4,509
Data quality
Latest validation counts from the live database. Missing values indicate fields not populated in the source GIAS export.
Schools loaded
52,398
Missing phase
0
Missing LA
0
Missing postcode
1,482
Ofsted import history
Ofsted import history tables are not available in this environment.
Admissions import history
Admissions import history tables are not available in this environment.
Performance import history
Performance import history tables are not available in this environment.
GIAS dataset history
Import history tables are not available in this environment.
System status
- Current dataset version
- Not recorded
- Last successful refresh
- 14 June 2026
- Refresh frequency
- Monthly