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Privacy information: key stage 4 and 5 and adult education

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for learners in key stage 4, key stage 5 and adult learners.

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This document details what personal data聽DfE聽processes about learners in key stage 4, key stage 5 and adult learners, including apprentices.

It includes pupils and learners in schools and academies, as well as learners in hospital schools, alternative provision or who are home educated.

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Updates to this page

Published 3 October 2023
Last updated 18 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Added information on 'Using your data when you make a referral of serious teacher misconduct to the TRA'.

  2. Updated the information in 'Using your data when you make a complaint about education providers, children鈥檚 social care or鈥疍fE'.

  3. Added new section 'Using your data to administer the Department for Education鈥檚 Risk Protection Arrangement' and updated data collected in the 鈥楿sing your data to fund your learning鈥� section.

  4. Added a section on 'Using your data when you use Find an apprenticeship' and details about the Analyse School Performance service.

  5. Added new section on using your data when you make a complaint about education providers, children鈥檚 social care or DfE. Updated legislation details in learning achievements or attainments section. Updated data collected in section on using date for policy development and delivery.

  6. Updated retention periods for Deeds and DfE鈥檚 databases in 'How long we keep your data'. Added details about the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Privacy information was updated in 鈥楿sing your data to improve the well-being of children in England鈥� to include details about children's data. Updated the data collected in 'Contacting us to make an enquiry or complaint'.

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