Department for Education: Jews and Sikhs
Commons · Question 108952 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jas Athwal
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department classifies (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as (i) an ethnic and (ii) a religious group.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 4 Feb 2026
The department collects information on the ethnicity of pupils annually through the spring school census, in line with the harmonised standards set by the Office for National Statistics and the Government Statistical Service.The department publishes the d...