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Official Statistics

Elective home education: autumn term 2025

Information on the number and characteristics of children in elective home education (EHE) in England.

From:
Department for Education
Published
15 January 2026

Applies to England

Documents

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/elective-home-education/2025-26-autumn-term

Details

This publication provides information on the number of children who were electively home educated in England at a point in time on census day in autumn 2025, and the number of children who were in EHE at any point during the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

EHE is a term used to describe a choice by parents to provide education for their children at home instead of sending them to school full-time.

Updates to this page

Published 15 January 2026

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