Publications

Degree awarding powers assessment report for Royal Northern College of Music

The Office for Students is seeking views on proposals to change how it regulates further education colleges in England.

Procedures for investigating allegations of inappropriate influence on National Student Survey results (English and Welsh versions).

This report provides an update on the analysis we published in May, based on the latest available data for UK and international student recruitment for entry in autumn 2025.

This evaluation, commissioned by the Office for Students and conducted by York Consulting LLP, explores the impact of the OfS’s public quality assessment activities on higher education providers that the OfS has not assessed directly. These activities include the publication of assessment reports, compliance judgements, the OfS’s ‘Insight brief’ on the subject, and related communications.

This report presents interim findings from Wave 1 of the Degree Apprenticeship Funding Competition, focusing on the design, delivery, outcomes and impacts of Wave 1 funded projects. It draws on data collection and analysis conducted between August 2024 and July 2025.

Public First conducted research for the Office for Students (OfS) to examine students’ perceptions of their rights as consumers and the promises made to them by higher education providers.

The outcomes and allocations for the distribution of capital grants by the OfS for the financial year (April to March) 2025-26.

Our strategy and roadmap set out how we will deliver risk-based regulation of English higher education from 2025 to 2030.

These documents provide an analysis of feedback through the consultation and set out how we have responded.