Department For Education
January 17
12:09
2025
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School phase
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| NS | Nursery |
| PS | Primary |
| MP | Middle (deemed primary) |
| MS | Middle (deemed secondary) |
| SS | Secondary |
| AT | All-through |
| SP | Special |
| PR | Pupil referral unit (PRU) / alternative provision (AP) |
School type
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 01 | First school, 5-8 |
| 02 | First school, 5-9 |
| 03 | First school, 5-10 |
| 04 | First and middle school, 5-12 |
| 05 | Middle school, 8-12, deemed primary |
| 06 | Middle school, 9-13, deemed primary |
| 07 | Middle school, 9-13, deemed secondary |
| 08 | Middle school, 10-13, deemed secondary |
| 09 | Comprehensive upper school, 12-15/16 |
| 10 | Comprehensive upper school, 12-18 |
| 11 | Comprehensive upper school, 13-16 |
| 12 | Comprehensive upper school, 13-18 |
| 16 | Infant school, 5-7/8 |
| 17 | Junior school, 7/8-11 |
| 18 | Infant and junior school, 5-11 |
| 21 | Comprehensive all-through, 11-16 |
| 22 | Comprehensive all-through, 11-18 |
| 25 | Junior comprehensive, 11-13, automatic transfer |
| 26 | Junior comprehensive, 11-14, automatic transfer |
| 27 | Junior comprehensive, 11-16, optional transfer at 13 |
| 28 | Junior comprehensive, 11-16, optional transfer at 14 |
| 29 | Senior comprehensive, 13-16, automatic transfer |
| 30 | Senior comprehensive, 13-18, optional transfer |
| 31 | Senior comprehensive, 13-18, automatic transfer |
| 32 | Senior comprehensive, 14-18, optional transfer |
| 33 | Senior comprehensive, 14-18, automatic transfer |
| 36 | Non-comprehensive secondary - modern |
| 37 | Non-comprehensive secondary - grammar |
| 38 | Non-comprehensive secondary - technical |
| 39 | Non-comprehensive secondary - other |
| 41 | Middle school, 10-14, deemed secondary |
| 42 | First school, 5-7 |
| 43 | First school, 7-10 |
| 44 | Comprehensive upper school, 14/15-18 |
| 45 | Middle school, 9-12, deemed primary |
| 46 | Comprehensive, middle and upper, 10-16 |
| 47 | City technology college |
| 48 | Comprehensive upper school, 11-16 |
| 49 | Academies |
| 50 | Maintained nursery |
| 51 | Direct grant nursery |
| 52 | Special school |
| 53 | Hospital special school |
| 54 | Local-authority-maintained PRU |
| 55 | All-through school |
National curriculum year group
You should use these codes for your class key stage but not the maximum or minimum year group.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| E1 | Early first year |
| E2 | Early second year |
| N1 | Nursery first year |
| N2 | Nursery second year |
| R | Reception |
| 1 14 | Years 1 to 14 |
| M | Mixed year class |
| X | National curriculum not followed: available for pupils who are not following the national curriculum through statutory disapplication processes |
Intake type (not for nursery schools)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| COMP | Comprehensive |
| SEL1 | Selective (grammar) |
| SEL2 | Secondary modern |
| SEL3 | Selective (technical) |
| SEL4 | Religious school |
| SPEC | Special |
| HOSP | Hospital |
Governance
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| CO | Community |
| VA | Voluntary aided |
| VC | Voluntary controlled |
| FO | Foundation |
| IN | Independent |
| NM | Non-maintained |
| CT | CTC |
| CA | Academy |
School SEN type
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| SPLD | Specific learning difficulty |
| MLD | Moderate learning difficulty |
| SLD | Severe learning difficulty |
| PMLD | Profound and multiple learning difficulty |
| SEMH | Social, emotional and mental health |
| SLCN | Speech, language and communication needs |
| HI | Hearing impairment |
| VI | Vision impairment |
| MSI | Multi-sensory impairment |
| PD | Physical disability |
| ASD | Autistic spectrum disorder |
| OTH | Other difficulties/disability to be applied in exceptional circumstances where the primary type of need has not yet been established |
Class activity (primary and all-through schools only)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| AR | Art, craft or design |