Guidance

Merge two or more ILR files together with ILR FileMerge

ILR FileMerge helps you prepare a single Individualised Learner Record (ILR) file to upload to the Funding Information Service (FIS) or Submit Learner Data.

From:
Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
PublishedPublished:
22 August 2019
Last updatedupdated:
1417 JulyAugust 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

ILR FileMerge user guide: 2026 to 2027

PDF, 1.03 MB, 14 pages

ILR FileMerge user guide: 2025 to 2026

PDF, 852 KB, 12 pages

ILR FileMerge user guide: 2024 to 2025

PDF, 712 KB, 14 pages

ILR FileMerge Known Issues 2024 to 2025

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 124 KB

Details

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.

Providers that collect ILR data in more than one file need to combine the data into a single file for submission.

ILR FileMerge is software that makes combining ILR files easy.

You can download ILR FileMerge for free.

Updates to this page

Published 22 August 2019
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  2. Added the user guide for 2025 to 2026.

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