Dr Alex D SingletonSpatial Analysis using the

School of Environmental Sciences

Spatial Analysis using the

National Pupil Database

Content

• Geographic referencing and the NPD

• Indicators and Geodemographics

• Catchment models

• Mapping and the Geoweb• Mapping and the Geoweb

GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCING

Putting people and schools on the map...

% Level 4-5 Qualifications (2001 Census)

Households

Building Blocks

Pupils Postcodes

~15-25 addresses in a postcode

Building Blocks

• School locations

– Derived from postcode + Edubase

• Caveats

– Postcodes come from PLASC – state schools– Postcodes come from PLASC – state schools

• Independent pupils lack spatial reference

– Spatial Resolution

• LSOA

• OA if you are nice to DfE!

Min: 40 households &100 people

Min: 1,000 residents; 400 households. Av 1,500 residents

Min size of 5,000 residents, 2,000 households

Min size of 5,000 residents, 2,000 households

INDICATORS AND

GEODEMOGRAPHICS

Social and spatial characteristics

Output Area Classification

Indicators and Geodemographics

• Linked to NPD

– Composite Measures:

• Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index

– LSOA; Part of IMD– LSOA; Part of IMD

• Geodemographics

– Output Area Classification (Output Area)

– ACORN (Postcode)

– Raw variables

• Council Tax bands; JSA etc... plus lots more..

Example: GCSE Grade Profiles2009 GCSE Grade A*

15

20

25

30%

E

Wealthy AchieversHard Pressed

0

5

10E

Entries

A*

Students Achieving 5 A*-C Grades

at GCSE in 2009

75%

35%

Data Link

DCSF

HESA (0)

HESA (+1)~20%

Direct Entry

Gap YearKey Stage 5

HESA (+1)

HESA (+2)

Gap Year

Gap Years

National Targets = 18-30 Age Range

40

50

60

70

80

HE Progression R

ate w

ith 95% C

onfidence Intervals (%)

Wealthy Achievers Urban Prosperity Comfortably Off Moderate Means Hard Pressed

Inner City

Adversity

Asian

Communities

Home owning

Asian family areas

0

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20

30

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HE Progression R

ate w

ith 95% C

onfidence Intervals (%)

Low income, singles, small

rented flats

Low income, singles, small

rented flats

Flows – KS4

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

1A:Wealthy Executives

1B:Affluent Greys

1C:Flourishing Families

2A:Prosperous

Professionals

2B:Educated Urbanites5A:Struggling Families

5B:Burdened Singles

5C:High-Rise Hardship

5D:Inner City Adversity

Subject Profiles

0.0

2B:Educated Urbanites

2C:Aspiring Singles

3A:Starting Out

3B:Secure Families

3C:Settled Suburbia3D:Prudent Pensioners

4A:Asian Communities

4B:Post-Industrial Families

4C:Blue-Collar Roots

5A:Struggling Families

Medicine and Dentistry

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1A:Wealthy Executives

1B:Affluent Greys

1C:Flourishing Families

2A:Prosperous

Professionals

2B:Educated Urbanites5A:Struggling Families

5B:Burdened Singles

5C:High-Rise Hardship

5D:Inner City Adversity

Subject Profiles

0.0

2B:Educated Urbanites

2C:Aspiring Singles

3A:Starting Out

3B:Secure Families

3C:Settled Suburbia3D:Prudent Pensioners

4A:Asian Communities

4B:Post-Industrial Families

4C:Blue-Collar Roots

5A:Struggling Families

Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Blue Collar Communities

LegendLegend

20 students

50 students

100 students

200+ students

Prospering Suburbs

LegendLegend

20 students

50 students

100 students

200+ students

CATCHMENT MODELS

Where can I go to school?

Catchment Map of E Leeds

http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/frec480/cholera/cholera2.html

MAPPING AND THE GEOWEB

Profiling for the public

Target Schools for University Oxford

OpenStreetMap

Datagreat_britain.osm

(.xml)PostgreSQL DB

with PostGIS

osm2pgsql

NASA’s

SRTM

DEMs

GDAL ToolsUKBorders

English MSOAs

and Postcodes

PLASC/NPD

OAC

Shapefiles

ArcGIS

Color

Brewer

PerryGeo

HillshadingOSM

Tiles

TilesPLASC/NPD

mySQL

DB

Schools Atlas

IDACI

OpenLayers (.js)

HEFCE POLAR

Mapnik

OSM Tiling

Script (.py)

Stylesheets(.x

ml)

AJAX

Requests

PVC

(.kml)

OAC R

Google

Chart API

Tiles

Chart

Cache

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