Building the Last Distance Dataset

A running log of which coverage areas have been added to the dataset, how many schools were covered, and how many last-distance records were gathered.

East of England coverage expanded

Areas
2
Schools covered
36
Distance records
131
CambridgeshireCentral Bedfordshire

Added Cambridgeshire Year 7 allocation distances across 2022 to 2026 and Central Bedfordshire oversubscribed-school distances across 2024 to 2026.

West Midlands and North West coverage expanded

Areas
2
Schools covered
33
Distance records
34
CoventryTrafford

Added new authority coverage from official allocation sources, including a full Trafford 2025 pass and Coventry 2026 coverage.

East of England coverage started

Areas
1
Schools covered
12
Distance records
45
Peterborough

Peterborough was added with historical allocation data covering five admissions years from 2022 to 2026.

Hampshire source coverage prepared

Areas
1
Schools covered
tbc
Distance records
tbc
Hampshire

Hampshire official allocation sources for 2022 to 2026 were identified and parser coverage was prepared, pending locally available source PDFs because the council document host blocks shell fetches.

Berkshire authority coverage expanded

Areas
6
Schools covered
tbc
Distance records
tbc
ReadingBracknell ForestWokinghamSloughWest BerkshireWindsor and Maidenhead

Added and normalized available last-distance data for Reading and nearby Berkshire authorities as part of the wider South East expansion.

Counties around London added

Areas
7
Schools covered
tbc
Distance records
tbc
SurreyEssexKentHertfordshireBuckinghamshireEast SussexWest Sussex

Expanded beyond Greater London into surrounding county authorities where official last-distance information could be extracted or prepared.

Greater London baseline coverage

Areas
1
Schools covered
tbc
Distance records
tbc
Greater London

Built the first Greater London dataset from borough admissions allocation documents and identified Southwark as the key manual follow-up authority.