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Scenario

The December count includes students who have left

Preparing for the December return, the in-learning list is larger than the curriculum areas recognise.

Funding year2026–27Awaiting verificationSee the sourcesReport an issue

The situation

Stream
16 to 19 study programmes
Timing
Ten days before the December return deadline
Finding
Curriculum areas do not recognise around three per cent of the in-learning list

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The rules behind this

FEFunding explanation

When a withdrawal is recorded changes both the funding earned and whether the aim counts in the achievement rate. Recording a withdrawal late is not a neutral administrative delay.

Sources

These are the official documents this page rests on. Where a figure, a deadline or an exact rule matters, the document is the authority and this page is the explanation.

Advice: funding rules for 16 to 19 provision 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding document2026–27Awaiting first verification

Funding allocations and data returns information (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding documentAwaiting first verification

Qualification achievement rates and minimum standards (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding documentAwaiting first verification

Adult Skills Fund funding and performance management rules 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

GOV.UKOfficial funding document2026–27Awaiting first verification

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