Statistics · Department for Education

Elective home education statistics: Bury

Children in elective home education, by term

TermNumber of childrenRate per 100 population
2022/23 Autumn term2100.7%
2022/23 Spring term2200.7%
2022/23 Summer term2500.8%
2023/24 Autumn term2500.8%
2023/24 Spring term2800.9%
2023/24 Summer term3001.0%
2024/25 Autumn term3001.0%
2024/25 Spring term3401.1%
2024/25 Summer term3701.2%
2025/26 Autumn term3501.1%

By sex (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Female19053%
Male16047%
Unknown00%

By year group (2025/26 Autumn term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Year 106018%
Year 95014%
Year 84011%
Year 114013%
Year 5308%
Year 6309%
Year 3206%
Year 4206%
Year 7207%
Reception10under 1%
Year 110under 1%
Year 210under 1%
Unknownfewer than 10under 1%

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

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Unknown13037%
Other9025%
No reason given8023%
School dissatisfaction general309%
School dissatisfaction SEND10under 1%
School dissatisfaction bullying10under 1%
Physical health00%
Mental health00%
Health concerns related to COVID1900%
Did not get school preferencefewer than 10under 1%
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%
Philosophical or preferential00%
Religious00%
Lifestyle00%
School suggestion00%