Statistics · Department for Education

Elective home education statistics: Sutton

Children in elective home education, by term

TermNumber of childrenRate per 100 population
2022/23 Autumn term2600.7%
2022/23 Spring term2600.7%
2022/23 Summer term2700.8%
2023/24 Autumn term2500.7%
2023/24 Spring term2400.7%
2023/24 Summer term2800.8%
2024/25 Autumn term2800.8%
2024/25 Spring term2900.8%
2024/25 Summer term3200.9%
2025/26 Autumn term3000.8%

By sex (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Female17056%
Male13044%
Unknown00%

By year group (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Year 106019%
Year 115018%
Year 94013%
Year 7309%
Year 83010%
Year 2207%
Year 5206%
Year 6208%
Year 110under 1%
Year 310under 1%
Year 410under 1%
Reception00%
Unknown00%

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

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Unknown11036%
No reason given6019%
Mental health4012%
Other4014%
School dissatisfaction general205%
Did not get school preference10under 1%
Difficulty accessing suitable school place10under 1%
Lifestyle10under 1%
School dissatisfaction bullying10under 1%
Physical healthfewer than 10under 1%
Health concerns related to COVID1900%
Permanent exclusionfewer than 10under 1%
Risk of school exclusion00%
Offered school place but not yet accepted00%
Did not apply for school place at compulsory school age00%
Philosophical or preferentialfewer than 10under 1%
Religious00%
School suggestion00%
School dissatisfaction SENDfewer than 10under 1%