LocationCheck Service

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I received the message "No Property Data found"

We could not find data for the postcode you supplied in the that data we have available. Please confirm the postcode, taking care that similar letters and numbers, in particular zero and the letter 'O', are entered correctly

I have received the message "The data for this postcode is incomplete"

The information for this postcode is not available via LocationCheck or is incomplete and you have not been charged for the response.

I have not received schools performance information

Our data suppliers may not hold schools performance information for every postcode. In these cases you will not be charged for the response.

What is the measure of school performance used by LocationCheck?

LocationCheck uses the Average Point Score (APS) as supplied by the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to compare state schools. Two state schools are compared for both PRIMARY (at the end of Key Stage 2) and SECONDARY (at the end of Key Stage 3) categories. The first state school listed in each category is the nearest state school to the postcode submitted. The second state school listed in each category is the highest scoring school from the set of state schools a fixed distance from the postcode. The distance from the postcode is set at 2 mile intervals for primary schools and 5 mile intervals for secondary schools. The distance is increased until one or more schools are included for comparison. Note that the nearest school may also be the school with the highest APS score.

What is the Average Point Score?

The Average Point Score (APS) can be used to compare school results with the national average. The APS is calculated by dividing the total number of points achieved by pupils at the end of a Key Stage by the number of eligible pupils in each subject.

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