LRS maintenance schedule for 2026
Updated 12 December 2025
Applies to England
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This table details proposed maintenance windows for the Learning Records Service (LRS) Organisation Portal and compatibility environments. It shoud be used for application releases, operational changes and any essential work needed to maintain or improve the service.
Maintenance windows
| Type | Description | Outage | Frequency (month) | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance downtime | Tentative*1 | Full outage | Approximately between 2 and 3 releases a month (Production) Approximately twice a month (Compatibility) |
9am to 8am the next morning 8am to 8am the next morning |
| Ad-hoc maintenance downtime | Full outage | Additional maintenance window added | 9am to 8am the next working day | |
| Maintenance window | Tentative*1 | Full outage | Ad hoc | 8pm Friday to 8am Monday |
Tentative*1 These are placeholders and the system will only be taken offline when a full outage is required.
Note: We will endeavour to complete our activities within these agreed dates, however, there may be occasions where it is necessary to implement further change windows outside of this schedule.
Dates of maintenance downtime
| Month | Description | Compatibility (Tuesday) | LRS Organisation Portal (Thursday) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Maintenance downtime | 20 | 22 |
| February | Maintenance downtime | 17 | 19 |
| March | Maintenance downtime | 17 | 19 |
| Maintenance downtime | 31 | None | |
| April | Maintenance downtime | None | 2 |
| Maintenance downtime | 14 | 16 | |
| Maintenance downtime | 28 | 30 | |
| May | Maintenance downtime | 12 | 14 |
| Maintenance downtime | 26 | 28 | |
| June | Maintenance downtime | 9 | 11 |
| Maintenance downtime | 23 | 25 | |
| July | Maintenance downtime | 7 | 9 |
| Maintenance downtime | 21 | 23 | |
| August | Change freeze for GQ awarding period (4 August to 5 September) | ||
| September | Change freeze for GQ awarding period (4 August to 5 September) | ||
| Maintenance downtime | 15 | 17 | |
| Maintenance downtime | 29 | None | |
| October | Maintenance downtime | None | 1 |
| Maintenance downtime | 13 | 15 | |
| November | Maintenance downtime | 10 | 12 |
| Maintenance downtime | 24 | 26 | |
| December | Maintenance downtime | 8 | 10 |