Official statistics

Release schedules

Official and experimental statistics

We apply the principles and practices set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics to the official and experimental statistics we produce. Among other commitments, this means we publish release dates for forthcoming official statistics.

February 2021

Publication

Publication date

Annual release of HESES survey data

The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey gives an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year. It is used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year.

9 February 2021

Release of 2019-20 student numbers

The first release of data on the number of full-time equivalent higher education students at providers which are registered with the Office for Students for the academic year 2019-20. This publication will be updated every four weeks to include providers that have successfully registered since the last publication.

10 February 2021

March 2021

Publication

Publication date

Update to National Student Survey results 2020

Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2020 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 15 July 2020. This third quarterly update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was last published.

The next update will be in June 2021.

17 March 2021

June 2021

Publication

Publication date

Update to National Student Survey results 2020

Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2020 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 15 July 2020. This fourth quarterly update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was last published.

9 June 2021

Ad hoc statistics

We aim to provide a release week or month in advance of publication, but this may be subject to more change than our regular official statistics.

Winter 2020-21

Publication

Publication date

National evaluation of Uni Connect

An analysis of young participation in higher education in England in the areas targeted by Uni Connect, based on linked administrative data for recent cohorts up to the one that was in year 11 in 2017.

Uni Connect was formerly known as the National Collaborative Outreach Programme.

Winter 2020-21

Questions related to our release schedules can be sent to [email protected].

Published 01 June 2020
Last updated 08 January 2021 + show all updates

08 January 2021: Date added for the analysis of the transparency return.
08 January 2021: Date removed following publication of the analysis of the transparency return.
21 December 2020: Date added for the annual release of HESES survey data.
18 December 2020: Page updated to reflect the release of projected rates of progression from entry to professional employment.
17 December 2020: Page updated to reflect the release of the medical and dental intake data.
16 December 2020: Pre-release access list added for Projected rates of progression from entry to professional employment
15 December 2020: Release list added for Access and continuation data by ethnicity, provider tariff group and subject group
09 December 2020: Access and continuation data by ethnicity, provider tariff group and subject group publication date added
08 December 2020: Page updated to reflect the release of: the report on graduate wellbeing, student transfers, and key performance measures 8 and 9.
26 November 2020: Update to associations between characteristics of students, key performance measure 7 and ad hoc statistic, Differences in student outcomes have all been published.
23 November 2020: Date added for experimental statistic: student transfers, and the annual release of intake numbers from the medical and dental survey.
18 November 2020: Pre-release access list added for annual release of the analysis of degree classifications over time.
17 November 2020: Link to B3 sector indicators removed
13 November 2020: Date added for registration condition B3: 2020 sector-level indicators
12 November 2020: Date added for Graduate outcomes: wellbeing
03 November 2020: Listed added for an update to differences in student outcomes.
29 October 2020: Added release details for: KPMs 7, 8 and 9; Update to associations between characteristics of students (ABCS)
27 October 2020: Sector analysis of National Student Survey results 2020 moved to published statistics page
23 October 2020: Update to HESES survey data relating to academic year 2019-20 moved to published statistics page
23 October 2020: Date specified for annual release of the analysis of degree classifications over time
22 October 2020: Postgraduate research students at high tariff providers report moved to published statistics page
14 October 2020: Entries for updates to NSS results 2019 and 2020 moved to published statistics page
02 October 2020: Release dates added for the HESES data in October and updates to the NSS data over four quarters.
28 September 2020: Sector analysis of National Student Survey results 2020 added to the schedule.
24 September 2020: Area-based measures, postcode lookup date moved to published statistics page
02 September 2020: Publication date added for the annual update of data used in area-based measures postcode look-up.
25 August 2020: Updates on the releases of the analysis of degree classifications over time, and the registration condition B3 2020 sector-level indicators
31 July 2020: Release data added for Registration condition B3: 2020 sector-level indicators
29 July 2020: Updates to HESES and HEIFES data moved to published statistics page
29 July 2020: Update to HESES survey data relating to academic year 2019-20 added to October 2020
15 July 2020: Annual release of NSS results moved to published statistics page
14 July 2020: Pre-release access list for National Student Survey 2020 results published
07 July 2020: Pre-release access list for unconditional offers data analysis update published
29 June 2020: Date specified for HESES and HEIFES data updates
18 June 2020: Annual release of TRAC data - pre-release access list updated
16 June 2020: Change to the publication date of the update of data analysis of unconditional offers
12 June 2020: Pre-release access list added for June TRAC data.
10 June 2020: Date specified for the annual release of National Student Survey results
04 June 2020: Ad-hoc statistic 'Differences in student outcomes: further characteristics' moved to published statistics page
01 June 2020: Official statistics release schedule moved from overview page, and new release schedule for ad-hoc statistics published.

Help us improve your experience

Describe your experience of using this website

What were you doing on the website? * Is there anything you liked or disliked? *

Official statistics

Release schedules

Share this page:

Thank you for your feedback