Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 75756
Overseas Students: Universities
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 18 September 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of student visa holders attending universities are in the (a) top and (b) bottom quartile of education standards.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department does not hold data on the proportion of student visa holders attending English universities who are in the top and bottom quartile of education standards. This data is not reported to the department by universities.