Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 108952

Department for Education: Jews and Sikhs

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Jas Athwal

LabourIlford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department classifies (a) Sikhs and (b) Jews as (i) an ethnic and (ii) a religious group.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department collects information on the ethnicity of pupils annually through the spring school census, in line with the harmonised standards set by the Office for National Statistics and the Government Statistical Service.The department publishes the d...

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