Helping to capture accurate student data

Name, Address, Phone, Email and Bank data can all be validated to help prevent invalid data being entered into your systems. Existing data can also be cleansed to check if the data is valid, and where possible correct it.

AFD’s fast, accurate validation solutions integrate with the leading MIS packages including (but certainly not restricted to):

SITS and e:Vision from Tribal
ebs from Tribal
ProSolution from Advanced
Unit-e from ESS
REMS from Civica
U4SM from Unit4

And our flexible API’s can be deployed
in bespoke or inhouse systems.

Higher Education
On average, 4.3% of student e-mail addresses and 5.3% of phone numbers sent to us by Higher Education institutions are invalid. AFD's Email and Phone Validation solutions help prevent this by ensuring data accuracy at the point of entry.
Student Addresses
A staggering 17% of addresses sent to AFD from one of our Higher Education customers were incorrect. Using AFD’s Address Lookup solution removes the potential for inaccuracy, as only valid addresses can be selected.
Further Education
On average, 5.2% of student e-mail addresses and 8% of phone numbers sent to us by Further Education institutions are invalid. AFD's Email and Phone Validation solutions help prevent this by ensuring data accuracy at the point of entry.
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Each student studying at the college between 16 and 18 years old effectively provides us with £5,000 per annum of vital funding, whilst students over 18 provide £2,000. Preventing one or two students from slipping through the net more than covers the cost of email and phone validation from AFD. From sales through to support, all the team at AFD Software are friendly and quick to respond to any queries we have. The length of time we have relied on The Postcode People at AFD is a testament to their skills and expertise.
Paul Brownlow
Systems Development Manager, South & City College Birmingham

Relevant Solutions and Datasets for Your Sector

AFD software products which may interest you

Sector Specific Datasets

Here you can find additional datasets that can be retuned at the same time as an address is validated.

AFD Education

 

Data

Grouping

Dataset

Description

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Address

UDPRN

Royal Mail Unique Delivery Point Reference Number assigned to this letter box.

Administra-
tive

WardCode

Code identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Administra-
tive

WardName

Name identifying the electoral ward for this postcode.

Administra-
tive

AuthorityCode

Local/Unitary Authority for this Postcode (same as the start of the ward code).

Administra-
tive

Authority

Local / Unitary Authority for this postcode.

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Censation
Code

Censation Code assigned to this Postcode.

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Affluence

Provides a description of affluence.

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Lifestage

Provides a description of life stage.

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Additional
CensusInfo

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEACode

Code identifying the Local Education Authority for this postcode.

Education

LEAName

Name identifying the Local Education Authority for this postcode.

Education

Devolved
Constituency
Code

Devolved Constituency Code for this postcode (currently covers Scotland)

Education

Devolved
Constituency
Name

Devolved Constituency Name for this postcode (currently covers Scotland)

Education

POLAR3Young

The participation of local areas (POLAR) classification groups, show how likely young people are to participate in higher education across the UK by postcode.

Education

POLAR3Adult

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

POLAR4

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

Deprivation
Rank

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

Deprivation
Decile

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPCode

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPName

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPCode2

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

LEPName2

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

AEBArea

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

AEBSource

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Education

AEBEffectiveTo

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

General

UPRN

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Geo
graphical

GridE

Grid Easting as a 6 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

GridN

Grid Easting as a 6/7 digit reference.

Geo
graphical

Latitude

Latitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Geo
graphical

Longitude

Longitude representation of Grid Reference in Decimal Format (WGS84).

Property Charact-
eristics

Multiple
Residency
Indicator

This is an optional data field and requires a licence to return.

Property Charact-
eristics

NotYetBuilt

Identify and deliver services to the addresses of properties that are at the planning and construction stage.

IMD and POLAR

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

Relative rank of each small area in England from most deprived to least deprived.

Participation of Local Areas (POLAR)

Developed by the Office for Students (OfS), the POLAR classification groups areas across the UK based on the proportion of the young population that participates in higher education. 

AEB, LEP, LEA

Adult Education Budget (AEB) 

Learner addresses that fall within areas of devolved funding, helping to understand at the point of interest/enrolment which funding body is responsible for the learner.

Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)

Voluntary partnerships between local authorities and businesses to help determine local economic priorities and lead economic growth and job creation within the local area.

Local Education Authority (LEA)

Local councils in England and Wales responsible for education within their jurisdiction.

Geodemographic classifications

Censation® is AFD’s own geodemographic classification system that assigns one of 52 group codes to most UK postcodes. The code system uses the latest Census data, which is the most complete and comprehensive survey of the UK population. Whilst not specifically developed for the Education Sector, Censation has a wide range of possible applications and can be used to give an indication of the socioeconomic background of an applicant

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