National Pupil Database: Content, Structure

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National Pupil Database Content, Structure
Access Arrangements

• Anna Barker
• Data Services Group
• DfES

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National Pupil Database Content, Structure
Access Arrangements

• What data is included?
• How does the data link together
• How DfES uses data
• Current access to data
• Release schedule
• Possible future developments

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What data is included within NPD?
Key Stage 3 Results Keys PupilID, Academic
Year, Lea/Estab
Year 7 Progress Test Results Keys PupilID,
Academic Year, Lea/Estab
Key Stage 4 Indicators
Key Stage 4 Results
Key Stage 2 Results Keys PupilID, Academic
Year, Lea/Estab
Key Stage 4 Candidate Keys PupilID, Academic
Year, Lea/Estab
Core Pupil Keys PupilID, Academic Year,
Lea/Estab, Pupil postcode
Key Stage 5 Results
Key Stage 1 Results Keys PupilID, Academic
Year, Lea/Estab
Key Stage 5 Candidate Keys PupilID, Academic
Year, Lea/Estab
Key Stage 5 Indicators
Foundation Stage Profile Keys PupilID, Academic
Year, Lea/Estab
Information Learner Record - Aims Keys PupilID,
Academic Year, Lea/Estab
PLASC Keys PupilID, Academic Year, Lea/Estab,
Pupil postcode
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NPD Current DfES Uses of the data

• Statistical First Release National Curriculum
  Assessment and GCSE/GNVQ Attainment by Pupil
  Characteristics, in England.
• Residency based analyses
• Contextualised Value Added

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NPD Current Access Arrangements

• Process
• Internal External users formally request data
  extracts
• Declaration form is completed
• Request logged
• Data dispatched
• Problems
• Resource intensive
• Bottle necks

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NPD Release Schedule

• PLASC data Beginning of July
• Version 1 KS1 data Mid September
• Y7 Progress Test data End September
• Unamended KS2 data Mid October
• Foundation Stage Profile data End October
• Unamended KS4 KS5 data Mid November
• Amended KS2 data Mid December

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NPD Release Schedule

• Unamended KS3 data End January
• Amended KS4 KS5 data End February
• Version 2 Key Stage 1 data Beginning March
• Amended Key Stage 3 data Beginning May
• Final Key Stage 2 data Beginning April
• Final Key Stage 4 Key Stage 5 data End May
• Final Key Stage 3 data Beginning July

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Possible National Pupil Database Developments
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NPD Developments in Data Access

• On-line DfES portal containing
• Data analyses tools to allow slicing and dicing
  of the data
• Standard Reports School, Local Authority
  National analyses
• Data Extract tool to allow users to download
  their own data extracts

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NPD Content Development Children Looked After

• Childrens Act 2004
• Safeguard promote the welfare of a child, in
  particular to promote educational achievement
• Allows identifying information to be submitted by
  authorities to Secretary of State.
• To allow the linkage of 2 databases
• The CLA (Children Looked After) database
• The National Pupil Database

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NPD Content Development Children Looked After

• Key benefits
• Improved Analysis
• Reducing Burdens
• Issues still to be addressed
• Access rights

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NPD Content Development Higher Education Data

• Administrative Data Sources
• Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) record
• Universities Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
  record
• Student Loan Company (SLC) Protocol

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NPD Content Development Higher Education Data

• Key Benefits
• Modelling of changes of entry and application to
  HE
• Analyses of why different groups apply for
  different institutions
• Modelling changes in patterns of HE achievements

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Any Questions?

• Contact Details
• E-mail - Anna.Barker_at_dfes.gsi.gov.uk

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