Publications

We commissioned independent research by Savanta to help understand which measures of commuter status are most useful. We asked more than 1,000 students in England about their travel arrangements, living circumstances and experiences of higher education in order to identify which measures of commuting are most strongly associated with negative student experiences.

This guidance explains how we assess financial risk in practice, highlights the characteristics and indicators that inform financial risk judgements for individual providers, explains how we apply regulatory judgement concerning our published regulatory requirements in practice, and highlights the level of regulatory intervention the OfS is likely to take in response to escalating risk.

These reports assess the impact of attainment-raising activity by Uni Connect partnerships.

Our business plan sets out the work we intend to do over the coming year. It includes the operational activities that support our work and our plans for continuous improvement.

This annual report describes the makeup of our staff population split by six protected characteristics.

The process and invitation to bid for the distribution of capital grants by the OfS for the financial year (April to March) 2026-27.

The Office for Students publishes its report and accounts annually. 

Securing student success: Regulatory framework for higher education in England

These letters set out the requirements and providers’ individual deadlines for data returns for each academic year.

In December 2025 we consulted on our proposed changes to the way we regulate further education colleges in England. This publication sets out our analysis of the feedback, our response and decisions.