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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.

TBC 2020

Publication

Publication date

Registration condition B3: 2020 sector-level indicators

An aggregated, sector-level version of the indicators that underpin the Office for Students’ (OfS) assessment of registration condition B3 for the purpose of initial registration and ongoing monitoring of individual providers.

The release of these statistics has been delayed while the OfS considers any potential implications of the Court of Appeal’s judgment in R (Bloomsbury Institute Ltd) v Office for Students [2020] EWCA Civ 1074.

October 2020

Publication

Publication date

Sector analysis of National Student Survey results 2020

Analysis of overall satisfaction rates in the National Student Survey at sector level.

Responses will be split by the following student characteristics: age, gender, ethnicity, disability status, subject, and mode of study. Benchmarks for each of these characteristics will be calculated using the remaining five.

27 October

Update to HESES survey data relating to academic year 2019-20

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.

This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 11 February 2020. This update includes data amendments and accounts for providers who have registered in the approved (fee cap) category since the data was originally published.

The next update will be in October 2020.

October 2020

Annual release of the analysis of degree classifications over time

An update to the analysis presented in the report Analysis of degree classifications over time: changes in graduate attainment (published December 2018), which will include individuals who graduated in the most recent academic years.

Originally April. Now October.

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.

Autumn 2020

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.

Autumn 2020

TBC

Publication	Publication date
Student transfers	TBC

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

Published 01 June 2020
Last updated 28 September 2020 + show all updates

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.

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