Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Back to search results Start a new search

Piece

All Schools: 1995 dataset

Catalogue reference: ED 267/79

What’s it about?

This record is about the All Schools: 1995 dataset dating from 1995 in the series Department of Education and Science and successors: Statistics Branch: Schools' Census.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

Is it available online?

Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.

Can I see it in person?

No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.

Full description and record details

Reference
ED 267/79
Title
All Schools: 1995 dataset
Date
1995
Description
This dataset comprises data gathered from all schools in England during the Schools' Census conducted by the Department for Education in 1995. The enumeration date was the third Thursday in January, 19 January 1995. Most of the data reflects the position in schools on that date, though some questions required schools to supply data for different periods. For example, primary and secondary schools were asked to give the numbers of teaching staff and the hours worked by non-teaching staff during the week beginning 16 January 1995. The arrangement of the 1995 dataset shows the start of a new method used by the Department for analysing the Schools' Census data. There are no longer separate datafiles for each school type. The second main difference is the introduction of certain new classification fields. These include the field AGE for pupil age range in Pupils 1995; COURSE for type of course of study in Courses of study 1995; TCHRTYP for type of teacher in Teaching staff 1995; ASCODE2 for category of support staff in Non-teaching staff 1995; and CTYPE for Class Type in Classes as taught 1995. These fields enable much greater flexibility in the querying and analysis of the data than has been the case with previous datasets. They have also tended to reduce the number of required fields. The 1995 dataset contains the following types of data in six tables:(1) All Schools 1995: This table contains data on the school, pupils, classes, and teaching staff. (2) Pupils 1995: This table contains totals of full-time and part-time boy and girl pupils; totals of full-time and part-time boy and girl pupils in nursery classes in primary schools; and data on dually and solely registered pupils. The field AGE, which contains 21 values which correspond to the age ranges as usually set out on the Form 7 forms, may have been introduced to allow greater flexibility in the analysis of the data. (3) Courses of study 1995: The table contains information on courses of study followed by older pupils for secondary schools (including Independent schools and City Technology Colleges). In 1995 this section of the survey was revised to collect information according to an age breakdown of pupils, rather than according to the year of study. This table shows pupils aged between 16-19 and over on 31 August 1994, analysed by course of study. Types of course (including Post GCE 'A' level, 'A' level, 'AS' level, GCSE, Diploma of Vocational Education, National Vocational Qualification, BTEC Certificates and Diplomas) are in the field COURSE. Again, this field allows for greater flexibility in the analysis of the data than in previous datasets. (4) Teaching staff 1995: Total numbers of male and female teaching staff, by type of teacher, and whether full-time or part-time; and data on the full-time equivalents of part-time staff. The field TCHRTYP, containing the names of 12 teacher types, allows for greater flexibility in the analysis of the data than in previous datasets. (5) Non-teaching staff: This table does not give total numbers of support staff, but it does provide information on their categories and working hours. The categories of non-teaching staff include educational support staff (eg nursery assistants, special needs support staff, librarians) and administrative/clerical staff (eg secretaries, bursars). (6) Classes as taught 1995: Schools were asked to provide information on classes as taught during a selected period on the day of enumeration. The data in this table is analysed by class type, class number, numbers of pupils, and numbers of teachers, class size breakdown, and numbers of teachers in class.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
CRDA/13/DS/5/1995
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Labour
Children
Disability
Education
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11516954/

How to order it

  1. View this record page in our current catalogue
  2. Check viewing and downloading options
  3. Select an option and follow instructions
View this record page

Series information

ED 267

Department of Education and Science and successors: Statistics Branch: Schools' Census...

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

246,690 records

Within the department: ED

Records created or inherited by the Department of Education and Science, and of related...

90 records

Within the series: ED 267

Department of Education and Science and successors: Statistics Branch: Schools' Census...

You are currently looking at the piece: ED 267/79

All Schools: 1995 dataset

You may be interested in

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.