The data sources we’ve used, and which you can use too:
- The BHCC proposals included as part of the Dec 5 cabinet meeting agenda which states the proposed priorities, quotas and tie-break process. https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=102291#mgDocuments
- The number of children admitted to all of the schools in Brighton and how many were admitted under some of the priority levels, such as “sibling link”. https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/allocation-factsheet-year-7-places-september-2024
- Brighton and Hove City Council’s own 2023 and 2024 Schools census and per-catchment population forecasts, which are included as an appendix in their proposals. https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=102291#mgDocuments
- Data obtained under the Freedom of Information act which shows which schools students in each catchment ended up attending in the 2024 intake. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/schools_admissions_breakdowns_fo (google sheet version https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LPYwOf1z52CcpLZK8NVNbcYbnhIaWpuc04bJW02jinE/edit?usp=sharing)
- Government provided applications and offers data from 2014-2024 for all schools, local authorities and regions. https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/secondary-and-primary-school-applications-and-offers
- East Sussex county council population forecasts which lets us validate BHCC’s own (presumed) forecast outflow of children into East Sussex schools, such as Lewes Priory. https://eastsussex.pagetiger.com/biummzu/1
- Our own forecasts of yr6 populations based on Office of National Statistics data. This lets us see how children are spread around the city and lets us confirm that some schools exist in highly populated areas, and some are in less populated areas. https://adamdennett.github.io/BH_Schools_2/schools_wk2.html#comparing-brighton-pan-projections-with-ons-sub-national-population-projections
- The total 1st, 2nd and 3rd preferences for 2024 which are published on the BHCC website. https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/allocation-factsheet-year-7-places-september-2024
- Computer simulations that try to find how strong some of the factors are that can influence school choice, such as proximity and Ofsted rating. https://github.com/mrmonkington/catchulator/
- Travel time estimates using the R5 routing system https://ipeagit.github.io/r5r/
- The B&H buses website https://www.buses.co.uk
What we don’t have:
- Exactly how many children applied for which combination of 1st, 2nd and 3rd preference schools in previous years and in which part of the city they live. BHCC have this data – we have asked but they say they cannot release it. This would give us very good information.