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Lead school (LEADSCHOOL)

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Key Value
Name Lead school
Short name LEADSCHOOL
Part of Engagement (Engagement)
Description This field records the URN of the lead school for School Direct students in England.
Applicable to England
Coverage All Engagements at providers in England where Engagement.ENTRYRTE = 02, 03 or 10.
Notes

This field should contain a Unique Reference Number (URN), as shown on Get information about schools website.


All School Direct trainees should generally be associated with a lead school.


In some cases, for example where students are self-funded, they may not be associated with a lead school. In these cases, you must return:


900010 Not applicable/not available.


Where the lead school does not have a URN, the below generic codes should be used:



  • 900000 Establishment outside England and Wales

  • 900010 Not applicable/not available

Quality Rules Quality rules to follow
Optional? Yes
Reason required All School Direct trainees should be associated with a Lead School for the purposes of data collection and funding.
Field Length 6
References
Valid Values
Code Label
900000 Establishment outside England and Wales
900010 Not applicable/not available

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