Key dates & reporting deadlines

The ILR return cycle plus the funding, quality and compliance milestones that matter. Each date shows its official source; a date without one is marked provisional. Reconcile against the official ILR collection timetable.

The return deadlines below come from the official DfE data collection timetable. We do not yet hold the 2026–27 dates for qualification achievement rates or the funding monitoring window, so they are not listed rather than carried over from last year.