Institution record data update: Geography data for Welsh Institutions

We are pleased to announce that the following fields have been updated for all Welsh Schools, where data is available:

• IMD Quintile 1 to 5 Counts
• IMD Quintile 1 to 5 Percentages
• POLAR4 Quintile 1 to 5 Counts
• POLAR4 Quintile 1 to 5 Percentages

These updated fields can be found in the ‘Office for Students (OfS) Young Participation by area’ and ‘Indices of Deprivation’ sections of the Geography tab.

This update relates to data for the 2023/24 Academic Year, which is the most recent available data, and the update applies to Primary, Special and Secondary Phase institutions.

For further information regarding which fields are updated on the Institution record and when, please see the Institution Profile Source resource. This can be accessed via the ellipsis (overflow menu) on any Institution record by selecting the option to ‘Download Source File’. Alternatively, this resource can be downloaded from the File Store (members only).

If you would like to know more or have any queries regarding this update, please do not hesitate to contact HEAT Support.