School Place Planning
Forecast pupil demand at planning area and school level to support capital planning and sufficiency strategies.
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PREDICTING DEMAND, PLANNING PLACES
An integrated suite of models and datasets for local authorities, independent schools and multi-academy trusts.
EDGE-UCATE PRODUCT PLATFORM
Education forecasting that turns complex data into confident place planning
EDGE-UCATE transforms demographic, housing and pupil data into location-specific forecasts and actionable intelligence so planners can anticipate future demand and pressure points.
Early Years Planning
Model nursery and childcare demand, aligned with policy change and local demographic trends.
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Forecast current and future demand for specialist provision in a high-cost environment.
Post-16 Education Planning
Forecast participation and place requirements across sixth forms, Further Education and training.
Housing Impact Assessment
Translate new housing development into pupil yield and infrastructure need.
THE EDGE-UCATE INTELLIGENCE ENVIRONMENT
A connected evidence base for education planning
EDGE-UCATE combines pupil, school, demographic and housing data to support school-level forecasting and macro-area planning.
SEE HOW IT WORKS
OUR APPROACH
Integrated intelligence for smarter education decisions
Five powerful capabilities working together to help you plan, invest and optimise with confidence.
DATA INTELLIGENCE
Curated education and demographic datasets reveal how students, schools and communities are changing.
- National coverage
- Multi-source data
- Continuously updated
ENROLMENT MODELLING
Forecast future enrolments at school, catchment and network levels with industry-leading accuracy.
- Short, medium & long-term
- Cohort-based modelling
- Scenario flexibility
CATCHMENT ANALYTICS
Define, analyse and optimise school catchments and intake areas with spatial precision.
- Dynamic catchments
- Overlap & leakage analysis
- Equity & access insights
CAPACITY & UTILISATION
Assess current and future capacity, utilisation and infrastructure needs across your network.
- Capacity forecasting
- Utilisation analysis
- Infrastructure planning
SMARTER DECISIONS
Clear insights and actionable scenarios to support confident, evidence-based education planning.
- Strategic clarity
- Optimised investments
- Better student outcomes
What our clients say
“We have been working with Edge Analytics for a number of years, and their suite of products is a fundamental part of school place planning across West Sussex. The team are always on hand to offer support and advice, nothing is ever a problem, and their combined expertise and support is invaluable to the school place planning team.”
“The EDGE-UCATE software is an integral part of the school place planning process in Surrey - no question is ever beyond the expertise of the team at Edge Analytics and their support is invaluable to us.”
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