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
Ministers of State (Schools) 
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (schools)
Permanent Secretary, Private Office
Special Advisor - Private Office
Chief Analyst, Chief Scientific Adviser, Senior Ministerial Policy Adviser 
Chief Analyst - Director 
Director General  of Infrastructure and Funding
Director for Assessment, Curriculum, Qualifications and Accountability
Director, Academies Group
Director General of Education Standards Directorate
G7, Accountability, Assessment & Flexible Resource Division
HEO, Accountability, Assessment & Flexible Resource Division
G7, Curriculum and Standards Division
HEOs, Curriculum and standards Division
G6, Behaviour, Attendance and Disadvantage Division
G7, Behaviour, attendance and disadvantage Division
SEOs, Behaviour, Attendance and Disadvantage Division
G7, Infrastructure, Funding and Longitudinal Analysis Division
G6, Free Schools Central Operations Unit
G7, Free Schools Central Operations Unit
SIO, Academies and Free Schools Policy Division
Data Analyst, Ofsted
Senior press officer 
Press officer