Pupils: Asylum
Commons · Question 13658 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of asylum seekers are enrolled in state-funded (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and whether such data is available by region and local authority.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 9 Jul 2026
The Department for Education does not hold data on pupils at state-funded schools in England who are the children of asylum seekers.