National statistics

Pre-release access list

Updated 20 December 2019

Applies to England

Besides DfE professional and production staff the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release:

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister of State for Schools Standards
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Deputy Permanent Secretary

  • Special Advisor, Private Office x 2
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Private Office
  • Teacher in Residence, Private Office

  • Director General, Operations Directorate
  • Director, Data Group & Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Data, Insight and Statistics Division & Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics

  • Deputy Director, Inspection and Accountability Division
  • Grade 7, Inspection and Accountability Division

  • Chief Executive, Standards and Testing Agency
  • Deputy Director, Assessment Operations, Standards and Testing Agency
  • Grade 6, Assessment Policy and Communications, Standards and Testing Agency
  • Higher Executive Officer, Assessment Policy and Communications, Standards and Testing Agency

  • Deputy Director, Curriculum and Standards Division
  • Grade 6, Curriculum Policy Division
  • Grade 7, Curriculum Policy Division
  • Higher Executive Officer, Curriculum Policy Division

  • Chief Press Officer
  • Chief Media Officer
  • Senior Media Officer
  • Social Media Officer x 2

  • Chief Regulator, OfQual
  • Executive Director for General Qualifications, OfQual
  • Interim Director Regulation of National Assessments , OfQual

  • Senior Analytical Officer, Data and Insight Division, Ofsted
  • Analytical Support Officer, Data and Insight Division, Ofsted