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Terms and conditions

By using the view education records service, you agree to these terms and conditions.

Our responsibilities

This service is run by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

We aim to provide a service that is constantly available and virus free, with accurate and complete information. 

The ESFA accepts no liability for:

  • the service being unavailable due to high demand or maintenance
  • delay or failure when submitting or receiving data
  • indirect damages arising from you using the service or relying on its content
  • the content and availability of external websites that link to, or from, the service

For more information on how we collect and use your data, read the privacy policy. 

Your responsibilities

As a user of the service you must:

  • keep your username and password confidential
  • accept responsibility for all activities associated with your account
  • ensure that any personal data (as defined under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018) is protected, used only for the purposes for which it was obtained and disposed of appropriately
  • agree not to use the service for any illegal purpose

In order to gain access to view education records you must have a DfE Sign-in account. Please see the terms and conditions for DfE Sign-in.