Decisive factors in choice of education provider in England 2021

According to a survey conducted among English parents with school-age children in March 2021, the proximity of the childcare provider, school, or college was one of the most decisive factors when choosing an education provider, with the ethos of the institution was the second most decisive factor.

When deciding on a childcare provider which of the following, if any, were important to you when making your decision?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Proximity of the childcare provider, school or college to your home	56%
The ethos or values of the childcare provider, school or college	38%
Ofsted judgement	34%
Ofsted report	30%
Siblings at the childcare provider, school or college	20%
The breadth of the subjects on offer at the school/college	15%
Latest exam or test results	14%
The childcare provider, school or college reputation for working with SEND	7%
Availability of wrap-around care	7%
The particular faith-based affiliation of the childcare provider or school	6%
Other	5%
The specialism of the school	4%
None of these	4%

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

March 9-26, 2021

Number of respondents

866 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Parents of school age children

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Up to three choices were possible. Original question wording of the source: 'Which of the following, if any, were important to you when making your decision?

SEND: Special education needs and/or disabilities
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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