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This document details what personal data DfE processes about learners in the following age groups:

• key stage 4 (KS4) - when learners are aged 14 to 16 years old in years 10 and 11
• key stage 5 (KS5) - often called college or sixth form, when learners are 16 to 18 years old
• adult learners - when learners are aged over 16 years old. This includes apprentices

This includes pupils and learners in schools and academies, as well as learners in hospital schools, alternative provision or who are home educated.

See the DfE Personal information charter for more on the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.

See also our privacy notices for:

• Children and young people under 18
• Learners: early years foundation stage to key stage 3