Institution record data update: Previously Looked After and Service Children counts for English institutions

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

• ‘Number of Previously Looked After Children’
• ‘Number of Service Children’

These fields can be found in the Characteristics tab of an Institution record and under the section titled ‘Other Characteristics’.

The fields are also included in the General Tab of the Institution Profile Report and are exportable via an Institution Export. The Institution Profile Report can be downloaded via the Reports section of the database (members only), and contains the Characteristics tab data, alongside other key demographical Institution data such as the Destinations and Attainment tabs.

This update relates to data for the 2024/25 Academic Year, which is the most recent available dataset, and the update applies to Primary and Secondary Phase institutions.

For further information regarding which fields are updated for each country’s update, please see the Institution Profile Source resource, which can be accessed via the ellipsis (overflow menu) on any Institution record (members only) by selecting the option to ‘Download Source File’.

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