Department For Education
MS Excel Spreadsheet , 574 KB
Details The CBDS is a file containing definitions for common data items that schools and local authorities use in certain software systems for example, school management information systems.
The CBDS also gives information on the structure of other Department for Education data collections .
You should refer to the CBDS when reading any data collection specifications.
The CBDS spreadsheet organises definitions through:
CBDS levels for example, pupil and schoolCBDS modules for example, school characteristicsdata items for example, ethnicity and the code set defining them You can filter the spreadsheet to provide data items relevant to a particular collection.
We regularly update the CBDS , publishing any changes and the reasons for them as request-for-change documents .
Published 14 October 2013
Last updated 20 December 2023
+show all updates 20 December 2023 Updated the common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
29 August 2023 Updated the common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
13 June 2023 Updated the common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
5 June 2023 Updated the common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
24 March 2023 Updated the common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
29 December 2022 The CBDS database has been updated. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
28 September 2022 Updated the Common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
26 July 2022 Updated the Common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab.
25 April 2022 Updated the CBDS database. The version history tab lists the changes.
20 April 2022 Updated the CBDS database. The version history tab lists the changes.
1 April 2022 Updated the Common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab of the database
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