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Cookies on Explore EducationStatisticsWe use some essential cookies to make thisservice work.We’d also like to use analytics cookies so we canunderstand how you use the service and makeimprovements.Shape the future of Explore education statisticsShare your feedback to help us improve this serviceCloseThis is the latest releasePublished 14 August 2025Next update August 2026Quick linksDownload all data (zip)Release contentsExplore dataHelp and supportRelated information  View cookiesBeta This is a new service – your feedback will help us to improve it.Reporting year 2025Admission appeals in EnglandAccept analytics cookies Reject analytics cookiesExplore education statisticsHome Find statistics and data Admission appeals in EnglandRelease type Accredited official statistics ?ReceiveupdatesSign up for email alertsProduced by Department for EducationThese statistics provide information about appeals madefollowing the refusal of a school place application.Most appeals are made when an applicant has notreceived an offer, via the annual coordinated admissionsprocess, of a place at their first preference school forentry into primary or secondary school. However,appeals relating to other transfers at the start of theschool year are also included. Appeals relating to ‘in-year’ admissions are not included.Appeals relating to community and voluntary controlledschools are collected as aggregated totals by localauthorities. Academy, foundation and voluntary aidedschools provide school level appeal figures via thespring school census.The latest data covers appeals relating to admissions atthe start of the 2024/2025 academic year (reporting year2025). The appeals must have been lodged with theappropriate admissions authority by 1 September 2024.A comparable time series back to the 2015/2016academic year (reporting year 2016) is provided. Thedate referred to in the text is the reporting year. The figures detail the number of appeals lodged, heard(by an appeals panel) and successful. Rates for appealslodged and heard are calculated against an estimate ofthe total number of relevant new admissions based onschool census data. The rate of successful appeals iscalculated as the number successful divided by thenumber heard.Data guidancePre-release access listContact usReleases in this seriesView releases (14)MethodologiesAdmission appeals inEnglandThe figures are provided by school phase, with primaryschools split into infant and other primary classes. Thedata is also presented by school governance type and atnational, regional and local authority level.Search this pageHeadline facts and figures - 2025Primary appeals heard by anappeals panel1.2%Slightly down from 1.3% in 2024, and areturn to 2023 level, representing 8,999appeals heardPrimary successful appeals17.7%Down from 18.1% in 2024 but higher than16.4% in 2023Secondary appeals heard by anappeals panel3.9%Down from 4.2% in 2024 and 4.1% in 2023,representing 29,640 appeals heardSecondary successful appeals19.9%Down from 20.7% in 2024 and 20.9% in20238,999 appeals were heard relating to primary school places for entry in 2025,representing 1.2% of new admissions. This rate has remained stable in recentyears while the number of admissions has fallen from 780k to approximately 755kbetween 2024 and 2025. Both the number of admissions and the number ofappeals are the lowest since the series began in 2016.1,595 primary appeals were successful, representing 17.7% of those heard. Thesuccess rate has varied year on year since the series began, between a low of16.2% in 2021 and a high of 19.7% in 2019 with no overall trend. 29,640 appeals were heard relating to secondary school places for 2025,representing 3.9% of new admissions. This was a decrease from 2024, when32,107 (4.2% of new admissions) appeals were heard. The total number ofsecondary admissions remained virtually unchanged at approximately 757k in2024 and 2025.5,903 secondary appeals were successful, representing 19.9% of those heard.There has been a trend for secondary appeals to be less successful over time,with the success rate declining from 26.3% in 2016 to 19.9% in 2025.Explore data and files used in this releaseAppeals lodgedView or create your own tablesView tables that we have built for you, orcreate your own tables from open datausing our table toolData catalogueBrowse and download open data filesfrom this release in our data catalogueData guidanceLearn more about the data files used inthis release using our online guidanceDownload all data (ZIP)Download all data available in this releaseas a compressed ZIP fileHide all sectionsHideApplicants can lodge appeals for any school they have not been awarded a place in.Appeals can be withdrawn; for example, because the child has been offered a place atthe school via the waiting list.The text of this release refers mainly to the number of appeals which reach the stage ofbeing heard by the appropriate authority. Figures for appeals lodged can be found infiles in the data catalogue and via the table tool. In 2025, 14,584 primary appeals were lodged (equating to approximately 1.9% of totalprimary admissions), and 8,999 (approximately 1.2% of admissions) were heard by anappeals panel. At secondary school phase, 37,289 appeals were lodged(approximately 4.9% of secondary admissions) and 29,640 (approximately 3.9%) wereheard.Go to topAppeals by school typeHideAcademies had the highest rate of appeals heard in 2025 at 2.8%. Historically,academies have consistently had the highest rates of appeals heard, with the ratevarying from 2.8% in 2022 and 2025 to 3.6% in 2020. By contrast, the rate forfoundation schools has varied from 1.9% in 2017 to 2.7% in 2024. Foundation schools had the highest rate of successful appeals in 2025, at 24.1% ofappeals heard. Historically, foundation schools have consistently had the highest ratesof successful appeals, with the rate varying from 24.1% in 2025 to 29.7% in 2016. Bycontrast, the rate for community and voluntary controlled schools has varied from14.8% in 2021 to 19.1% in 2018, and is the lowest in 2025 at 15.6%.As the proportion of schools that are academies continues to grow, the proportion ofappeals accounted for by academies has increased year on year. In 2025, 70.5% ofappeals lodged were for places in academies compared with 69.5% in 2024 and68.0% in 2023. This looks across school phases and does not take account of differences ingovernance type by phase which may explain some variation; for example, if primaryschools are more likely to be community and voluntary controlled than secondary. Number of appeals heard, as a percentage of estimated admissions, andnumber and percentage of appeals heard that were successful 202527,257 2.8 5,526 20.37,375 2.0 1,153 15.61,332 2.5 321 24.12,675 2.5 498 18.638,639 2.6 7,498 19.4Data symbols ?Source: 2025 admissions appeals collection and 2025 spring school censusExplore and edit this data onlineExport optionsAcademyCommunityandvoluntarycontrolledFoundationVoluntaryaidedTotal2025Appealsheard byanappealspanelAppeals heardby an appealspanel(percentage)SuccessfulappealsSuccessfulappeals(percentage)Use our table tool to explore this data.Go to topPrimary appealsHidePrimary and infant classesPrimary admissions and appeals are split between infant (reception and years one andtwo) and other primary classes. Restrictions embodied in the The School Admissions(Infant Class Sizes) (England) Regulations 2012 (opens in a new tab) require infantclasses to be limited to 30 children apart from a number of lawful exceptions. Thisreduces the possibilities of appeals for these year groups. Parents and carers are accordingly less likely to lodge appeals for these year groups(1.3% of admissions vs 4.6% for older primary year groups), less likely to pursue themto a hearing (0.8% vs 2.8%) and less likely to experience a successful outcome (9.7%vs 28.3%). Primary school admissions appeals lodged and heard, and as apercentage of estimated admissions, and the number and percentagesuccessul, by type of primary class 2025Explore dataExport options617,802 137,153 754,9558,250 6,334 14,5841.3 4.6 1.95,128 3,871 8,9990.8 2.8 1.2499 1,096 1,5959.7 28.3 17.7Data symbols ?Source: 2025 admissions appeals collection and 2025 spring school censusExplore and edit this data onlineUse our table tool to explore this data.Primary appeals over timeExplore dataAdmissionsAdmission appeals lodgedby parentsAdmission appeals lodgedby parents (percentage)Appeals heard by an appealspanelAppeals heard by an appealspanel (percentage)Successful appealsSuccessful appeals(percentage)2025Primary(infantclasses)OtherprimaryclassesPrimaryThe proportion of appeals heard decreased from 2.6% in 2016 to 1.2% in 2022 andhas since remained stable. The proportion of appeals that were successful varied overtime between a low of 16.2% in 2021 and a high of 19.7% in 2019 with no overall trend.Note that the underlying data gives breakdowns by primary sub-group. In light ofrelatively small numbers and methodology changes in 2025, caution is advised whencomparing the 2025 rates for other (non-infant) primary appeals lodged and heard withearlier years. See the methodology document for explanation of how estimates ofadmission numbers have been derived for purposes of calculating rates in 2025.Number and rate of primary appeals heard and number and proportion ofthose heard that were successful, 2016 to 2025865,069 841,532 820,620 815,051 812,953 802,67322,820 19,336 16,643 14,086 12,465 11,2392.6 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.54,152 3,494 3,186 2,779 2,310 1,82318.2 18.1 19.1 19.7 18.5 16.2Export optionsPrimary AdmissionsAppealsheard by anappealspanelAppealsheard by anappealspanel(percentage)SuccessfulappealsSuccessfulappeals(percentage)2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Data symbols ?Source: admissions appeals collection (APAD) and spring school censusExplore and edit this data onlineUse our table tool to explore this data.Geographic variations in primary appealsThere is some regional variation in rates of primary appeals heard and success rates.In 2025 the North East region had the lowest rate of appeals heard (0.6%) but thehighest success rate at 34.3%. This was considerably higher than South West regionwith the second highest success rate at 24.9% and joint second lowest rate of appealsheard at 0.7%.Low appeal rates are not always associated with high success rates. The appeal heardrate across London local authorities was 0.7% but the success rate was the lowest ofany region at 6.7%.The overall pattern of regional variation between 2016 and 2025 is consistent. NorthWest, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands and West Midlands have been theregions with the highest rates of primary appeals heard and London has generally hadthe lowest. North East, Yorkshire and The Humber and South West regions havegenerally had the highest successful primary appeal rates, and London has had thelowest. Each year a small number of local authorities hear no primary appeals. City of Londonhas only one primary school with around 30 admissions annually and hears appealsrarely. In 2025 Redcar and Cleveland was the only other LA recording no primaryappeals heard. Of those that recorded hearing at least one appeal, 24 LAs recorded nosuccessful appeals. These included Havering (68 appeals heard), Solihull (46), Brent(37), Greenwich (34) and Luton (24). The others had all heard fewer than 20 appealseach. Explore data1. Select data to viewAppeals heard by an appeals panel (percentage) (Primary, 2025)2. Select a RegionNone selectedTables showing geographic variations over time can be found in the featured tables:appeal rates by region  and number of appeals by LA.Rates of primary appeals heard and proportion of primary appeals heardthat were successful by region 2020 to 2025Rates of primary appeals heard and the proportion of primary appeals heard thatwere successful, English regions 2020 to 2025Chart TableExport optionsKey to Appeals heardby an appeals panel(percentage) (Primary,2025)0.6 to 0.80.9 to 1.11.2 to 1.41.5 to 1.71.8 to 1.9Footnotes1. This map uses the boundary data Regions England BUC 2022/12Source: admissions appeals collection (APAD) and spring school censusExplore and edit this data onlineUse our table tool to explore this data.Explore data+− LeafletGo to topSecondary appealsHideSecondary appeals over timeOverall, the proportion of appeals heard was similar in 2016 (3.6%) and 2025 (3.9%),although it rose as high as 4.9% in 2020 before falling back over subsequent years.The proportion of appeals that were successful has decreased fairly consistently from26.3% in 2016 to 19.9% in 2025. Number and rate of secondary appeals heard and number and proportionof those heard that were successful, 2016 to 2025Export options640,705 674,790 680,200 695,861 724,747 720,28022,964 25,290 27,877 31,769 35,648 29,8713.6 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.96,040 6,220 6,529 7,398 7,90126.3 24.6 23.4 23.3 22.2Data symbols ?Source: admissions appeals collection (APAD) and spring school censusExplore and edit this data onlineUse our table tool to explore this data.Geographic variations in secondary appealsThere is some regional variation in rates of secondary appeals heard and successExplore dataSecondary AdmissionsAppealsheard by anappealspanelAppealsheard by anappealspanel(percentage)SuccessfulappealsSuccessfulappeals(percentage)2016 2017 2018 2019 20201. Select data to viewAppeals heard by an appeals panel (percentage) (Secondary, 2020)2. Select a RegionNone selectedrates. In 2025 the South West region had the lowest rate of appeals heard (2.5%) andthe second highest success rate at 25.3%. The North West region had the highest rateof appeals heard (5.9%) and a mid-range success rate of 19.3%. The highest successrate was 27.6% in North East region, and the lowest was London at 10.1%, driven by anInner London low of 9.6%.The overall pattern of regional variation between 2016 and 2025 is fairly consistent.North West has been consistently the region with the highest rates of secondaryappeals heard, usually followed by South East. East of England and South West havehad consistently the lowest.  The North East and South West generally have the highestsuccessful secondary appeal rates. London has always had the lowest since 2016, withthe successful secondary appeal rate for Inner London mostly lower than OuterLondon.City of London has no secondary schools and therefore records no secondaryappeals. In 2025, no other LA recorded having no secondary appeals heard. Onlythree  LAs recorded having no successful secondary appeals: Reading (63 appealsheard), Westminster (58) and Rutland (13). Tables showing geographic variations over time can be found in the featured tables:appeal rates by region  and number of appeals by LA.Rates of secondary appeals heard and proportion of secondary appealsheard that were successful by region 2020 to 2025Rates of secondary appeals heard and the proportion of secondary appeals heardthat were successful, English regions 2020 to 2025Chart TableExport optionsKey to Appeals heardby an appeals panel(percentage)(Secondary, 2020)2.8 to 3.53.6 to 4.34.4 to 5.15.2 to 5.96.0 to 6.6Footnotes1. This map uses the boundary data Regions England BUC 2022/12Source: admissions appeals collection (APAD) and spring school censusExplore and edit this data onlineUse our table tool to explore this data.Explore data+− LeafletGo to topFurther information availableHideThis release concentrates on the headline figures for the proportion of appeals heardand which were successful by school phase. However, the underlying data providesmore information including:The governance of the school being appealed by school phaseThe number and proportion of appeals initially lodgedA full list of local authority and regional figuresFor data on the outcome of applications for primary and secondary places via the localauthority applications and offers process, see Primary and secondary schoolapplications and offers.Go to topHelp and supportMethodologyFind out how and why we collect, process and publish these statistics.Admission appeals in EnglandAccredited official statisticsThese accredited official statistics have been independently reviewed by the Office forStatistics Regulation (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, qualityand value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. Accredited official statistics are calledNational Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority's Code of Practice forStatistics which broadly means these statistics are:managed impartially and objectively in the public interestmeet identified user needsproduced according to sound methodswell explained and readily accessibleOur statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice forStatistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet thesestandards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.ukor via the OSR website.Contact usIf you have a specific enquiry about Admission appeals in England statistics and data:Admission appeals statistics teamEmail: admissions.appeals@education.gov.ukContact name: Ann ClaytorPress officeIf you have a media enquiry:Telephone: 020 7783 8300Public enquiriesIf you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:Telephone: 037 0000 2288Opening times: Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays)Is this page useful?Cookies Privacy notice Contact us Accessibility statement Glossary Help and supportThis service is maintained by the Department for EducationOur statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR)All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise statedBuild: 20250908.16© Crown copyrightPrint this pageYes NoReport a problem with this page

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 Skills England: Sector skills needs assessments Life Sciences June 2025 2 Contents  Summary 3 Priority jobs and skills 3 Training routes into the sector 5 Securing the future workforce 5 Gaps in provision 6   3 Summary  The UK life sciences sector holds enormous potential to drive economic growth while significantly improving health outcomes across the country. The sector generated over £100 billion in turnover in 2021/22, has a proven track record of excellence in developing COVID-19 vaccines and has introduced access to promising new vaccines targeting cancer.1,2,3  In this briefing we use the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) definition of the life sciences sector, which consists of two core industries: biopharmaceutical businesses, which develop and produce pharmaceutical products, and medical technology businesses, which develop and produce medical devices and software.4 There is an integral link between the life sciences sector and the NHS. The NHS workforce is covered within the health and social care briefing.  At the time of writing, definitions of the eight Industrial Strategy growth-driving sectors are still in development. Our analysis uses the best available definitions and evidence, setting out what we already know and where further work is needed to understand the skills landscape within these sectors. The forthcoming Industrial Strategy Sector Plans will set out analysis of the highest growth potential subsectors. Priority jobs and skills UK life sciences is a growing sector. It employed 304,200 people in 2021/22 and has seen an overall upward trend since 2008/09.5 There was a sharper increase of 15% between 2018/19 and 2021/22, partly driven by increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not possible to determine how much of this increase was driven by the pandemic, but the sharper upward trend began in the pre-pandemic period of 2018/19 to 2019/20.  Different Life Science industries are growing at different rates.6 Between 2018/19 and 2021/22, the biopharmaceuticals service and supply sector saw the largest increase in employment both proportionally (29%) and in absolute numbers (17,900 employees). However, core medical technology businesses remained the largest employer and accounted for 39% of employment in life sciences in 2021/22. These businesses employ high-level specialist skills which span traditional science and emerging technologies.  1 BioScience and health technology sector statistics 2021 to 2022, Office for Life Sciences (2024) 2 The story behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine success, UKRI (2024) 3 Thousands of NHS patients to access trials of personalised cancer ‘vaccines’, NHS (2024) 4 These industries can be split into two further categories: businesses delivering core activities and those delivering specialist service and supply chains. In this report we include both types of business in our definition of life sciences. 5BioScience and health technology sector statistics 2021 to 2022, Office for Life Sciences (2024). Data collection began in 2008/09 and at the time of publishing is available up to 2021/22 6 BioScience and health technology sector statistics 2021 to 2022, Office for Life Sciences (2024) 4 Employers in the life sciences sector identified four broad areas of priority skills need within the sector: • Skills associated with innovation and emerging technologies (including advanced digital and AI); • Specialist science and research; • Regulatory and quality assurance; • Transferable skills such as communication, leadership and entrepreneurship.  These are predominantly advanced skills requiring a mix of technical training and transferable skills, for example in communication of complex scientific information. There is an increasing demand for interdisciplinary skills, particularly the combination of scientific skills with digital and technological skills. These will be vital for interdisciplinary careers such as automated manufacturing, bioprocessing, personalised medicine and digital health.  The need for advanced digital skills that allow the sector to respond to and utilise new technologies was a strong theme in our engagement 7 with the life sciences sector. Recent employment trends illustrate the need for advanced and specialist digital skills; within the medical technology sector the digital health segment has been the segment with the highest employment since 2009/10, with substantial year-on-year increases between 2014/15 and 2021/22 (an overall percentage increase of 90%).8 Analysis of online job postings within the life sciences sector was carried out externally by the Futures’ Group.9 It found that jobs within ‘Information Technology and Computer Science’ were the most frequently advertised by life sciences companies between April 2023 and March 2024, accounting for approximately 13% of all online recruitment activity in the sector.  The ‘golden-triangle’ of London, Oxford and Cambridge accounts for a significant proportion of life sciences employment. The South East has consistently been the UK region with the highest share of life sciences employment, accounting for 23% of total employment in the financial year ending 2022. The second highest region was East of England (14%), followed by London (11%), with the latter seeing a generally upward trend in its share since 2008/09.10 There are established and growing hubs in other  7 During this engagement process and the drafting of this publication, Skills England was set up in shadow form within the Department for Education (DfE). Skills England - GOV.UK 8 BioScience and health technology sector statistics 2021 to 2022, Office for Life Sciences (2024) 9 Life Sciences 2035: Developing the Skills for Future Growth, Futures Group (2025); Based on 65,000 online job postings from a list of approximately 5,800 life sciences businesses within the Office for Life Sciences Bioscience and Health Technology Sector Statistics 2021/22, supplemented by an additional 400 companies contributed by Futures Group members. This approach may include some activity outside the sector from companies operating across multiple industries. Online job postings reflect advertised jobs but do not necessarily correspond to positions that are filled. 10 BioScience and health technology sector statistics 2021 to 2022, Office for Life Sciences (2024)  5 locations and feedback from life sciences employers highlighted the importance of continuing to build a diverse, nationwide talent pipeline. Training routes into the sector Life sciences is a highly qualified sector, with multiple industries that employ a far higher percentage of people with a degree level qualifications compared to the UK workforce as a whole. For example, in June 2024 the ‘manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products’ industry employed an estimated 69% of people with degree level qualifications or higher, and the ‘manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations’ industry employed an estimated 67%. This compares with an estimated 39% of employees in the UK workforce as a whole.11  The UK is well positioned to meet this demand, with a high proportion of graduates (8.7%) completing degrees in the relevant subjects of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics relative to comparator countries, ranking second behind India in 2021. Graduate training alone is not always sufficient to meet sector skills needs. Employers highlighted a skills gap between graduate training and work-place readiness including in innovation and entrepreneurship as well as experience with novel technologies used by specialist businesses. Degree and master’s level apprenticeships (Levels 6 and 7) are valued by the sector as routes to filling these skills gaps, either as an alternative to university training or by building on existing qualifications. In 2023/24, 27% of starts in apprenticeships identified as core to the life science sector were at Level 6 or 7 (18% at Level 6 and 9% at Level 7).12 The total number of starts in life science apprenticeships was 1,416, the highest yearly total recorded and an increase of 14% compared to the previous academic year. The largest total increase was for the Laboratory Technician (Level 3) apprenticeship, which increased from 341 starts in 2022/23 to 418 starts in 2023/24 (an increase of 23%).13  Securing the future workforce The UK life sciences sector competes internationally for talent; professional qualifications embedded within apprenticeships align the UK with global benchmarks and help to attract global talent. Employers emphasised that maintaining the standard of UK training  11 Annual Population Survey Jul 2023-Jun 2024, ONS (2024)  12 Skills England analysis of Apprenticeships 2023/24, DfE (2024) using apprenticeships listed in Life Sciences competitiveness indicators 2024, Office for Life Sciences (2024) 13 Skills England analysis of Apprenticeships 2023/24, DfE (2024) using apprenticeships listed in Life Sciences competitiveness indicators 2024, Office for Life Sciences (2024) 6 is necessary not only to fill skills gaps but for the sector to continue to compete internationally and attract international investment.  The needs of the sector link with the NHS workforce in key professions, such as clinical researchers, meaning the success of both sectors relies on aligning skills development.  Employers highlighted the potential to continue to expand apprenticeship and other non-traditional training routes to build the future workforce. Existing apprenticeship routes were considered well suited to the sector’s skills needs however it will be necessary to overcome cultural barriers. Despite the demand for practical, on-the-job training, apprenticeships continue to face a stigma within the life sciences sector, where academic qualifications are often viewed as the only viable path to a successful career.  Gaps in provision • Access to training for small businesses: It was acknowledged that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can struggle to invest in skills and training for their workforce, for example facing difficulty managing apprenticeships due to the administrative burden. Approximately 75% of life sciences sites belong to SMEs, employing 23% of the workforce.14 These businesses are considered critical to innovation in the sector, in areas like personalised medicine. • Bolt-on and stackable options: To address the need for quickly evolving, interdisciplinary skills our engagement suggested there is appetite for a more modular approach to training, to integrate foundational, digital, regulatory, and scientific skills. For example, a laboratory technician could undertake a focused module in data analytics to address immediate skill gaps rather than completing a multi-year course. Flexible and modular training could also help SMEs to invest in targeted upskilling without excessive resource strain.  • Keeping pace with new innovation and technology: Processes and technologies in life sciences are quickly evolving. There was interest from the sector in shorter intensive training offers relating to emerging skills (such as AI), which could be more frequently updated.    14 BioScience and health technology sector statistics 2021 to 2022, Office for Life Sciences (2024)  7  © Crown copyright 2025 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3.   Where we have identified any third-party copyright information, you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.  About this publication:  enquiries  https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe   download  www.gov.uk/government/publications  Follow us on X: @educationgovuk Connect with us on Facebook: facebook.com/educationgovuk   

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Policy paperOfficial developmentassistance (ODA): DfEspending statementPublished 16 June 2025Applies to EnglandDfE funding in relation to ODAODA is defined as resource flows to developing countries and multilateralorganisations, which are provided by official agencies, like the UK Government, ortheir executive agencies.DfE calculates its ODA spending using the Organisation of Economic Cooperationand Development (OECD) definitions of ODA.This principally relates to education spend on asylum seeker applicant children forthe first 12 months after their asylum application is lodged, who are either eligible forMenuHome Entering and staying in the UK Refugees, asylum and human rights Asylum for childrenOfficial development assistance: DfE spending statementDepartment for EducationContentsDfE funding in relation to ODADfE funding policy for asylum seeking childrenMore informationearly years funding or are of primary and secondary school age.When producing its ODA spending figure, DfE estimates how much of the generalrevenue funding relates to asylum seeker applicant children who are attending aschool or an early years setting.In broad terms, the DfE ODA estimate is derived by taking data on the number ofODA children eligible for education support, which comes from the Home Office,and multiplying these by estimates of the unit costs for each phase of education.DfE funding policy for asylum seekingchildrenDfE does not have a separate funding stream relating to the education of asylumseeker or other ODA-eligible children.It is our policy that such children who attend a school or early years setting inEngland attract funding in the same way as all other children. For schools, thisfunding is allocated through the schools national funding formula and other grantslike the pupil premium. As DfE does not have a fixed budget for ODA, thedepartment’s ODA spending depends heavily on how many ODA-eligible childrenare in the country, which will vary from year to year.This approach ensures that asylum seeker children attract both the basic per pupilfunding amount as other children, including funding relating to their needs andcharacteristics, like:pupils eligible for free school mealspupils with English as an additional languagesocio-economic deprivation.It is for individual schools to decide how to use their funding to best meet the needsof all their pupils.More informationHelp us improve GOV.UKTo help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know moreabout your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opensin a new tab).Services and informationBenefitsBirths, death, marriages and careBusiness and self-employedChildcare and parentingCitizenship and living in the UKCrime, justice and the lawDisabled peopleDriving and transportEducation and learningGovernmentactivityDepartmentsNewsGuidance and regulationResearch and statisticsPolicy papers andconsultationsTransparencyHow government worksGet involvedThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has includedestimates for the DfE’s contribution to UK ODA in its statistics on internationaldevelopment since 2015.There’s separate information, published by the FCDO about the official developmentassistance strategy since 2015.Back to topEmploying peopleEnvironment and countrysideHousing and local servicesMoney and taxPassports, travel and living abroadVisas and immigrationWorking, jobs and pensionsHelp  Privacy  Cookies  Accessibility statement  ContactTerms and conditions  Rhestr o Wasanaethau CymraegGovernment Digital ServiceAll content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except whereotherwise stated© Crown copyright

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Research and analysisChildren missing educationPublished 19 May 2025Applies to EnglandBackgroundIn May 2023, the Department for Education (DfE) published the first statistics,collected from local authorities, on estimated numbers of children missing fromeducation (CME) and elective home-educated (EHE) children. The first academicyear of data provided was 2022/23.However, the quality and reliability of this data relies on local authorities collectingthis information, a process which has not been mandatory previously. For thisreason, we decided to explore whether we could get more realistic estimates ofchildren missing education by comparing the ONS population census from March2021 with the DfE school census from the 2021 spring term (January to February2021).MenuHome Education, training and skills Pupil wellbeing, behaviour and attendanceSchool attendance and absence Children missing education: exploration of census dataContentsBackgroundCaveatsFindingsNext stepsThe census data was acquired through the Integrated Data Service (IDS), providedby the Office for National Statistics (ONS).We compared the numbers of mandatory school age children (those aged 5 to 15 atthe start of the academic year) in the ONS population census from March 2021 withthe DfE school census for the 2020/21 academic year.CaveatsThere are some notable caveats with this data. Firstly, for the DfE school census,the home local authority is only collected for pupils of maintained schools.Therefore, for independent schools, we had to use the local authority of the schoolthat pupils attended as a proxy. There could be some crossover for independentschools if pupils living in one local authority attend school across the border in aneighbouring local authority.Secondly, the data collection time points are slightly different because the ONSpopulation census was collected in March 2021 and the DfE school census forspring 2021 is collected in January to February 2021. Moreover, although filling outthe ONS population census is mandatory, there are still variations in response ratesacross local authorities.We cannot compare the resulting CME estimates directly with those collected by theDfE from each local authority (LA), as these LA collections first started beingcollected in the 2022/23 academic year.FindingsUnfortunately, as shown in the tables published alongside this commentary, somedata quality issues prevent us from using this data for its intended purpose. In somelocal authorities, the number of pupils on roll from the DfE school census is higherthan in the ONS population census. Even after taking elective home-educatedchildren into account, the discrepancies should not be as high as they are. We cansee, from the DfE-published CME and EHE estimates, the approximate number ofEHE children in each local authority. These estimates are from a later time period,but we would not expect them to fluctuate wildly enough year to year to account forHelp us improve GOV.UKTo help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know moreabout your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opensin a new tab).Services and informationBenefitsBirths, death, marriages and careBusiness and self-employedGovernmentactivityDepartmentsNewsGuidance and regulationthese size differences. The discrepancy could be due to several factors, such ascertain local authorities having more children who are not reported in the ONSpopulation census for various reasons.Next stepsMore accurate estimates of CME/ EHE children might become available in future ifthe Children Not in School (Registers, Support and Orders) Bill becomes law. TheBill proposes that local authorities should be required to keep an up-to-date registerof children who are of compulsory school age and are not educated at full-timeschools. The Bill also proposes that local authorities should provide support tohome-educating families if they request it. It would be considered an offense for aperson who is served with a School Attendance Order to fail to comply with thatorder (if the local authority considers the home education to be insufficient).Back to topChildcare and parentingCitizenship and living in the UKCrime, justice and the lawDisabled peopleDriving and transportEducation and learningEmploying peopleEnvironment and countrysideHousing and local servicesMoney and taxPassports, travel and living abroadVisas and immigrationWorking, jobs and pensionsResearch and statisticsPolicy papers andconsultationsTransparencyHow government worksGet involvedHelp  Privacy  Cookies  Accessibility statement  ContactTerms and conditions  Rhestr o Wasanaethau CymraegGovernment Digital ServiceAll content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except whereotherwise stated© Crown copyright

Children missing education : Published 19 May 2025

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