Guidance

School preference data collections guide

Guide for local authorities completing the school preference data collections 2025.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 21 September 2021
• Last updated: 20 September 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

School preference data collections 2025: guide

PDF, 228 KB, 23 pages

Details

This guide provides local authorities with information about the school preference data collections, including:

• the scope of the 2 collections
• what data to include
• how to submit data returns

Published 21 September 2021
Last updated 20 September 2024 + show all updates

1. 20 September 2024

   Updated school preference data collections guide with the 2025 version.

2. 7 November 2023

   Updated 'School preference data collections 2023: guide' with the 2024 version.

3. 14 October 2022

   Updated 'School preference data collections 2022: guide' with the 2023 version.

4. 21 September 2021

   First published.