School capacity survey: guide for local authorities
The annual school capacity survey (SCAP) collects information on:
primary and secondary school capacity for the current academic year
primary pupil number forecasts for the next 5 academic years
secondary pupil number forecasts for the next 7 academic years
plans for changes to the number of primary and secondary places for the next 3 academic years
Survey returns must include mainstream schools with capacity in any of the year groups from reception to year 11 on 1 May. This includes:
local authority maintained schools
academies, including:
free schools
city technology colleges
university technical colleges
studio schools
The survey takes place every year in June and July.
SCAP is a statutory collection. You must complete statutory collections by law unless there’s a good reason not to.
2022 SCAP dates:
collection opens on Monday 6 June
deadline for submitting your data is Friday 29 July
Submit your data
You’ll need to:
register and log in with DfE Sign-in
use COLLECT to submit your data
SCAP22 documents
Our guidance will help you complete the 2022 school capacity collection:
Do you need help?
DfE Sign-in
Read the help page for guidance on DfE Sign-in.
COLLECT
Use the service request form for:
issues accessing COLLECT
any technical problems
Data issues
Email [email protected] for advice on the SCAP guidance or any other issues.
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