Guidance
View your education data (VYED): user guide
Guidance for schools, trusts and local authorities on the VYED service, including how to get access, and which parts of the service are relevant to them.
Applies to England
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The view your education data (VYED) service helps organisations working with the Department for Education (DfE) make better decisions using data.
It contains interactive dashboards and reports based on the data your organisation submits.
Organisations that use VYED include:
- educational establishments like schools, academies and colleges
- further education (FE) providers
- academy trusts
- mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs)
- local authorities (LAs)
- DfE employees
- government departments and agencies
The user guide will help users understand:
- how to use the service in their organisation
- where the data comes from
- which sub-services are relevant
The access guide will help users:
- gain access to the service
- ask for approvals
- grant approvals
Updates to this page
Published 14 April 2026