We have made Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the Department for Education (DfE) and Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) in order to find out more about pupils at DfE accredited online schools. These requests cover the number of pupils at accredited online schools and data on the exam results for pupils at online schools – these data are already collected and published for other types of school.
Our aim with these requests is to prompt the collection of these data for accredited online schools, if it is not already being collected. We feel it is appropriate that online schools which have been accredited by DfE, and whose use is promoted by them, should be included in official statistics to provide assurance to parents.
Numbers of pupils at DfE accredited online schools:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/numbers_of_pupils_at_dfe_accredi
Pupil examination results at DfE accredited online schools: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pupil_examination_results_at_dfe
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