Statistics · Department for Education

Elective home education statistics: Richmond upon Thames

Children in elective home education, by term

TermNumber of childrenRate per 100 population
2022/23 Autumn term2100.7%
2022/23 Spring term2100.7%
2022/23 Summer term2200.7%
2023/24 Autumn term2000.6%
2023/24 Spring term1900.6%
2023/24 Summer term2100.7%
2024/25 Autumn term2000.6%
2024/25 Spring term1800.6%
2024/25 Summer term2100.7%
2025/26 Autumn term1700.5%

By sex (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Female9053%
Male8047%
Unknown00%

By year group (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Year 114025%
Year 103017%
Year 4209%
Year 7209%
Year 92013%
Year 310under 1%
Year 5107%
Year 6108%
Year 8105%
Reception00%
Year 100%
Year 2fewer than 10under 1%
Unknown00%

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

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Mental health3018%
Offered school place but not yet accepted3016%
School dissatisfaction bullying3015%
No reason given3015%
Health concerns related to COVID1910under 1%
Did not get school preference10under 1%
Philosophical or preferential106%
Lifestyle108%
School dissatisfaction general108%
Physical healthfewer than 10under 1%
Permanent exclusion00%
Risk of school exclusionfewer than 10under 1%
Difficulty accessing suitable school placefewer than 10under 1%
Did not apply for school place at compulsory school age00%
Religiousfewer than 10under 1%
School suggestionfewer than 10under 1%
School dissatisfaction SEND00%
Other00%
Unknown00%