Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State for Education
Permanent Secretary
Minister of State (Minister for Skills) and Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)
Special Advisor on Policy
Special Advisor on Policy, Speeches and Political Engagements
Special Advisor on Communications
Special Advisor on Parliamentary, Social Media and Regional/Trade Press Communications
Special Advisor on Women and Equalities policy
Director General for Skills Group
Director, Further Education Oversight
Director, Technical Qualifications and Essential Skills
Director, Skills Strategy and Engagement
Director, Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps
Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Insight and Science
Deputy Director, Head of Profession for Statistics
G6, Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
G6, Head of Economics, Skills Policy Analysis
Deputy Director, Skills Strategy and Delivery
G6, Head of Skills Delivery
G6, Head of Industrial Strategy Sectors and Investment
G7, Skills Strategy Unit
Deputy Director, Press Office
G7, Social Media Lead
G7, Chief Press Officer
Senior Executive Officer, Social Media Lead
Senior Executive Officer, Senior Media Officer
Higher Executive Officer, Media Officer
Chief Executive Officer (Skills England)
Deputy Director, Head of Analysis and Insights (Skills England)
G6, Analysis and Insights (Skills England)
G6, Head of Research (Skills England)
G7, Analysis and Insights (Skills England)
Deputy Director, Education Analytical Services (Scottish Government)
Senior Principal Researcher, Advanced Learning and Skills Analysis (Scottish Government)
Principal Research Officer, Advanced Learning and Skills Analysis (Scottish Government)
Team Leader, Skills Planning Policy (Scottish Government)
Senior Assistant Statistician, Advanced Learning and Skills Analysis (Scottish Government)
Senior Principal Statistician, Analytical Services Division (Department for the Economy Northern Ireland)
Assistant Economist, Analytical Services Division (Department for the Economy Northern Ireland)
Principal Economist, Analytical Services Division (Department for the Economy Northern Ireland)
Deputy Economist, Analytical Services Division (Department for the Economy Northern Ireland)
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning (Welsh Government)
Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (Welsh Government)
Special Advisor, Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (Welsh Government)
Chief Statistician (Welsh Government)
Head of Research, Education, Social Justice and Welsh Language Group (Welsh Government)
Director, Social Partnership, Employability and Fair Work (Welsh Government)
Deputy Director, Skills (Welsh Government)
Deputy Director, Employability & Skills (Welsh Government)
Head of Employability (Welsh Government)
Principal Research Officer, Labour Market Intelligence (Welsh Government)
Senior Research Officer, Labour Market Intelligence (Welsh Government)
Director, Tertiary Education (Welsh Government)
Deputy Director, Learner Experience Division (Welsh Government)
Deputy Director, Learner Pathways (Welsh Government)
Deputy Director, Strategy and Funding (Welsh Government)
Deputy Director, Economic Policy (Welsh Government)
Deputy Head of Economy, Treasury and Constitution Comms (Welsh Government)
Head of Comms & Marketing, Skills and Business (Welsh Government)
Head of 16-19 Curriculum Reform and Delivery (Welsh Government)

Date updated	Summary of update
31 July 2025	Removed upcoming release date and clarified that headline investment in training figures are adjusted for 2024 prices.
24 July 2025	First published

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