| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| M | Male |
| F | Female |
| U | Unknown (for use when, for example, the question has not been asked or for unborn children) |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| N | No special educational need |
| E | Education, health and care plan |
| K | SEN support |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| PRIV | Private |
| VOLY | Voluntary |
| INDS | Registered independent school |
| LADN | Local authority day nursery |
| OTHR | Other |
| CHMD | Childminder |
| SFGR | State funded governor run |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| EYP | Early years childcare provider |
| SSC | Sure start childrens centre |
| OTH | Other |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| F | Full day (6 hours or more) |
| S | Sessional day (less than 6 hours) |
| O | Other day care |
The childminder provider category is completed by providers with a category of CHMD (childminder).
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| AGY | Registered with a CMA |
| IND | Registered with Ofsted |
| DfE extended codes | Approved extended categories | DfE main code | Sub-category | Main category | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBRI | White - British | WBRI | White - British | White | You cannot use WBRI if you have used codes WCOR - WWEL. |
| WCOR | White - Cornish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WENG | White - English | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WNIR | White Northern Irish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WSCO | White - Scottish | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WWEL | White - Welsh | WBRI | White - British | White | |
| WOWB | Other White British | WBRI | White - British | White | If you have used codes WCOR - WWEL, you must use WOWB for all other pupils within the main any other ethnic group category. If you use WOWB, you cannot use WBRI. |
| WIRI | White - Irish | WIRI | White | White | |
| WIRT | Irish Traveller | WIRT | White | White | |
| WOTH | Any other white background | WOTH | Any other white background | White | You cannot use WOTH if you have used codes WALB - WWEU. |
| WALB | Albanian | <