Education: Asylum
Commons · Question 94474 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many adult asylum seekers have been found attending (a) primary, (b) secondary, and (c) post-16 schools by local authority annually since 2015.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 3 Dec 2025
The law requires children of compulsory school age living in England, including foreign nationals, to receive a suitable full-time education.If a school has concerns about an individual’s age and lack documentation, they should refer this to the local aut...