Statistics · Department for Education

Elective home education statistics: Rutland

Children in elective home education, by term

TermNumber of childrenRate per 100 population
2022/23 Autumn term30under 0.1%
2022/23 Spring term300.5%
2022/23 Summer term300.6%
2023/24 Autumn term300.6%
2023/24 Spring term400.7%
2023/24 Summer term400.7%
2024/25 Autumn term400.6%
2024/25 Spring term500.8%
2024/25 Summer term500.8%
2025/26 Autumn term500.8%

By sex (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Female2051%
Male2049%
Unknown00%

By year group (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Year 71011%
Year 91019%
Year 111017%
Receptionfewer than 10under 1%
Year 1fewer than 106%
Year 2fewer than 10under 1%
Year 3fewer than 106%
Year 4fewer than 109%
Year 5fewer than 109%
Year 6fewer than 109%
Year 8fewer than 10under 1%
Year 10fewer than 10under 1%
Unknown00%

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

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Philosophical or preferential2032%
Mental health1013%
Lifestyle1013%
School dissatisfaction general1013%
Unknown1017%
Physical healthfewer than 10under 1%
Health concerns related to COVID1900%
Did not get school preference00%
Permanent exclusion00%
Risk of school exclusion00%
Difficulty accessing suitable school placefewer than 10under 1%
Offered school place but not yet accepted00%
Did not apply for school place at compulsory school age00%
Religious00%
School suggestion00%
School dissatisfaction SENDfewer than 106%
School dissatisfaction bullying00%
No reason given00%
Otherfewer than 10under 1%