2025 to 2026 schedule for uploading ILR achievement data to the PLR
Updated 7 October 2025
Applies to England
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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.
| Return 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026 | Load | Return number | Academic year | Final ILR return date published | Date available to LRS | Achievements published onto the PLR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE funded provision | ILR | R12 | 2024 to 2025 | 6 August 2025 | Wed 20 Aug 2025 | Mon 1 Sep 2025 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R01 | 2025 to 2026 | 4 September 2025 | Thu 18 Sep 2025 | Mon 29 Sep 2025 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R13 | 2024 to 2025 | 12 September 2025 | Fri 26 Sep 2025 | Mon 6 Oct 2025 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R02 | 2025 to 2026 | 6 October 2025 | Mon 20 Oct 2025 | Mon 27 Oct 2025 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R14 | 2024 to 2025 | 23 October 2025 | Thu 6 Nov 2025 | Mon 17 Nov 2025 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R03 | 2025 to 2026 | 6 November 2025 | Thu 20 Nov 2025 | Mon 1 Dec 2025 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R04 | 2025 to 2026 | 4 December 2025 | Thu 18 Dec 2025 | Mon 29 Dec 2025 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R05 | 2025 to 2026 | 7 January 2026 | Wed 21 Jan 2026 | Mon 2 Feb 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R06 | 2025 to 2026 | 5 February 2026 | Thu 19 Feb 2026 | Mon 2 Mar 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R07 | 2025 to 2026 | 5 March 2026 | Thu 19 Mar 2026 | Mon 30 Mar 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R08 | 2025 to 2026 | 8 April 2026 | Wed 22 Apr 2026 | Mon 4 May 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R09 | 2025 to 2026 | 7 May 2026 | Thu 21 May 2026 | Mon 1 Jun 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R10 | 2025 to 2026 | 4 June 2026 | Thu 18 Jun 2026 | Mon 29 Jun 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R11 | 2025 to 2026 | 6 July 2026 | Mon 20 Jul 2026 | Mon 27 Jul 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R12 | 2025 to 2026 | 6 August 2026 | Thu 20 Aug 2026 | Mon 31 Aug 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R13 | 2025 to 2026 | 14 September 2026 | Mon 28 Sep 2026 | Mon 5 Oct 2026 |
| FE funded provision | ILR | R14 | 2025 to 2026 | 22 October 2026 | Thu 5 Nov 2026 | Mon 16 Nov 2026 |
Note: These are only provisional timelines and may change in the future.
Note: The PLR will include components of an apprenticeship, but not the full framework or standard.