Statistics · Department for Education

Elective home education statistics: Kingston Upon Thames Royal Borough

Children in elective home education, by term

TermNumber of childrenRate per 100 population
2022/23 Autumn term2601.0%
2022/23 Spring term2701.1%
2022/23 Summer term2801.1%
2023/24 Autumn term2601.0%
2023/24 Spring term2801.1%
2023/24 Summer term3001.2%
2024/25 Autumn term2801.1%
2024/25 Spring term2901.1%
2024/25 Summer term3001.2%
2025/26 Autumn term2501.0%

By sex (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Female14055%
Male11045%
Unknown00%

By year group (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Year 115019%
Year 104015%
Year 73010%
Year 83012%
Year 93014%
Year 5209%
Year 6208%
Year 210under 1%
Year 310under 1%
Year 4105%
Receptionfewer than 10under 1%
Year 1fewer than 10under 1%
Unknown00%

By reason for elective home education (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
No reason given7027%
Offered school place but not yet accepted4016%
Mental health3011%
Health concerns related to COVID19206%
Lifestyle206%
School dissatisfaction bullying207%
Did not get school preference10under 1%
Difficulty accessing suitable school place106%
Philosophical or preferential106%
Religious10under 1%
School dissatisfaction general106%
School dissatisfaction SEND10under 1%
Physical healthfewer than 10under 1%
Permanent exclusion00%
Risk of school exclusion00%
Did not apply for school place at compulsory school agefewer than 10under 1%
School suggestionfewer than 10under 1%
Other00%
Unknown00%