16 to 19 subcontracting data
Datasets for academic year 2016 to 2017 through to 2022 to 2023
Applies to England
Documents
Details
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.
Number of 16 to 19 students in further education institutions, schools and academies who are either fully subcontracted or subcontracted for part of their study programme.
Further information
We publish our subcontracting funding rules for post-16 education and training each year. This guidance sets out compliance and control requirements and advice for all directly funded institutions that use third parties to deliver 16 to 19 provision.
If you have questions after reading our guidance, or if there’s anything else you need help with, you can find more support in our customer help centre.