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

Prime Minister , Private Office
Secretary of State
Minister of State for Schools
Permanent Secretary
Special Advisers, Private Office
SEO, Secretary of State's Private Office
Director General, Education Standards Directorate
Director General, Infrastructure and Funding Directorate
Director for Accountability, Qualifications and Curriculum
Deputy Director for Curriculum and Standards Division
Chief Executive, Standards and Testing Agency
Director for Free Schools Group
Director for Academies Group
Deputy Director, Accountability and Flexible Resource Division
G7, Inspection and Accountability Unit
SEO, Accountability and Flexible Resource Division
Deputy Director, Assessment Policy and Development, STA
Head of Assessment Policy, STA
Deputy Director, Assessment Policy and Development, STA
SEO, Test Operations, STA
HEO, Assessment policy, STA
Director, ARDG-National Core
Deputy Director, Academies Strategy Division
Deputy Director, Academies Regional Delivery Division
School Frameworks, Intervention and Governance Division
SEO, Academies Group - National Core
G7, Infrastructure and Funding Analysis Division
SEO, Infrastructure and Funding Analysis Division
SEO, Free Schools Delivery Division 2
National Schools Commissioner
G7, Regional Data and Analysis team, Ofsted
SEO, Regional Data Analysis team, Ofsted
HEO, Regional Data Analysis team, Ofsted
Executive Director, General qualifications (SCS)  
Chief Regulator, Ofqual (SCS)
Senior Manager, Strategic Relationships, OfQual
National Assessment Consultant, Ofqual
Associate Director, Standards and Comparability (G6)
G7, Pupil Premium Policy
G7, Pupil Premium Policy
SEO, Pupil Premium Policy
G7, Special Educational Needs and Disability Division
SEO, Special Educational Needs and Disability Division
Head of Communications
Chief Press Officer
Senior Media Officer
Media Officer