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Data preview
| urn | school name | phase of education | ofsted rating | postcode sector | school url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21942 | (Acle) Marshes Children's Centre | Requires Improvement | NR13 3 | https://postcodesuk.com/school/nr13-3/acle-marshes-childrens-centre-21942 | |
| 20007 | 1a Children's Centre | Good | EC1R 4 | https://postcodesuk.com/school/ec1r-4/1a-childrens-centre-20007 | |
| 20008 | 1st Place Children and Parents' Centre | Outstanding | SE5 0 | https://postcodesuk.com/school/se5-0/1st-place-children-and-parents-centre-20008 | |
| 134909 | 3 Dimensions | Not applicable | Good | TA20 3 | https://postcodesuk.com/school/ta20-3/3-dimensions-134909 |
| 20009 | 3R1 Abbots Langley Family Centre | Good | WD5 0 | https://postcodesuk.com/school/wd5-0/3r1-abbots-langley-family-centre-20009 |
Data dictionary
- urn
- Department for Education unique reference number.
- school_name
- Current establishment name in the source data.
- school_type
- Establishment type.
- phase_of_education
- Education phase such as primary or secondary.
- ofsted_rating
- Most recently held Ofsted rating in Postcodes UK data.
- ofsted_last_report
- Date of the latest recorded Ofsted report.
- school_capacity
- Published pupil capacity where available.
- gender
- Published gender designation.
- local_authority
- Local authority name.
- postcode
- Formatted school postcode.
- postcode_sector
- Postcode sector derived from the school postcode.
- postcode_district
- Outward postcode district.
- town
- School town from the establishment record.
- county
- County label from the establishment record.
- region
- Region matched through the postcode.
- country
- Country matched through the postcode.
- latitude
- Latitude matched through the postcode.
- longitude
- Longitude matched through the postcode.
- school_url
- Permanent Postcodes UK school page.
- sector_url
- Permanent Postcodes UK sector page.
Methodology and sources
Schools with a valid URL key and syntactically valid UK postcode are included. Postcode sector, coordinates, region and country are matched from the postcode record. Ofsted fields reflect the most recently recorded information available to Postcodes UK at the release date.
- Department for Education Get Information About Schools
- Ofsted inspection data
- Office for National Statistics postcode geography
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Licence and suggested attribution
You may use this compilation for research, analysis and publishing with attribution to Postcodes UK and compliance with the applicable underlying source licences. The download does not transfer or override third-party rights.
Suggested attribution:
Source: Postcodes UK (postcodesuk.com), “UK Schools by Postcode Sector”, September 2026, https://postcodesuk.com/data-downloads/schools-by-postcode-sector. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; additional source rights and attribution statements apply.
Office for National Statistics and other public-sector information is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode geography may contain Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail rights. HM Land Registry aggregates are derived from Price Paid Data. School fields derive from Department for Education and Ofsted sources.