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Guidance

School preference data collections guide

Guide for local authorities completing the school preference data collections 2025.2026.

From:
Department for Education
Published
21 September 2021
Last updated
2021 SeptemberOctober 20242025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

School preference data collections 2025:2026: guide

PDF, 228844 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

Updates to this page

Published 21 September 2021
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Update history

2025-10-21 12:30
Updated school preference data collections guide with the 2026 version.

2024-09-20 14:34
Updated school preference data collections guide with the 2025 version.

2023-11-07 13:56
Updated ‘School preference data collections 2023: guide’ with the 2024 version.

2022-10-14 17:02
Updated ‘School preference data collections 2022: guide’ with the 2023 version.