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Independent Schools: 1987 dataset

Catalogue reference: ED 267/71

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This record is about the Independent Schools: 1987 dataset dating from 1987 in the series Department of Education and Science and successors: Statistics Branch: Schools' Census.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
ED 267/71
Title
Independent Schools: 1987 dataset
Date
1987
Description
This dataset consists of data gathered from independent schools in England during the Schools' Census conducted by the Department of Education and Science in 1987. As in other Schools' Censuses, the enumeration date was the third Thursday in January (15 January 1987). The dataset covers independent schools, which were defined by the Department of Education and Science as "schools registered under Section 70 of the Education Act 1944 and . . . subject to inspection by HM Inspectors of Schools". Independent schools were private schools outside the state sector. The dataset contains data for 2275 schools. The data was gathered via Form 101a returns. The dataset consists of a single table (scenos87) which contains one record per school.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
CRDA/13/DS/4/1987
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11516946/

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Independent Schools: 1987 dataset

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