Higher Education Students Early Statistics survey 2023-24

Guidance for higher education providers

This document provides guidance on the data that providers must return to the OfS if they are registered (or have applied to register) in the Approved (fee cap) category and are seeking OfS funding for the 2024-25 academic year.

Ref:: OfS 2023.44
Date:: 14 September 2023

On 13 November 2023 we announced extensions to the HESES submission and sign-off deadlines for certain providers.

Following these decisions:

The deadlines for further education and sixth form colleges and academies remain unchanged.
The submission and sign-off deadlines for all other providers have been extended. The new deadlines are available on the HESES page and the Deadlines page.

See the announcement letter.

Higher Education Students Early Statistics survey 2023-24 (HESES23)

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Guidance on return of data for HESES23

See supporting documents for completing the survey workbooks

Published 14 September 2023
Last updated 13 November 2023 + show all updates

13 November 2023: Added link to an update letter on the Data Futures programme.
25 October 2023: Correction to Figure F2 in Annex F.
04 October 2023: Minor corrections to Annex C and Annex G.
25 September 2023: Minor correction to footnote in Annex E.

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Guidance for higher education providers

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