Common enquiries: View your education data (VYED)

Find answers to frequently asked questions about accessing and navigating VYED.

What is View your education data (VYED)?

VYED is a secure online service that allows organisations to access and analyse data held by the Department for Education (DfE).

It provides organisations with data tools, such as dashboards and reports, to help drive data-led decisions.

What types of data can I access?

VYED hosts a range of data tools to help with reporting, planning and decision-making in education settings. Some of the data includes:

• Monitor your school attendance - track attendance trends and identify pupils who may need extra support.
• Qualification achievement rates - view post-16 achievement rates data to help with analysis and reporting.
• Good level of development data - get insight into your early years foundation stage profile (EYFS profile) data, compared to the local, regional and national average.

How do I access good level of development (GLD) data in VYED?

You’ll first need to create a DfE Sign-in account if you do not have one.

Request access to a new organisation 

Once signed in to DfE Sign-in, request access to your organisation:

1. Select ‘Organisations’ from the navigation bar.
2. Under ‘Related actions’, select ‘Request access to an organisation’.
3. Search for your organisation using the search bar.
4. Select your organisation.
5. Review the organisation details, provide a reason for your request and click ‘Confirm’.

We’ll email you when your request is approved.

Get access to VYED and Monitor your child development data

To view GLD data, you need access to VYED and to the Monitor your child development data sub-service.

To get access if you're an approver:

1. Select ‘Services’ from the navigation bar.
2. Under ‘Related actions’, select ‘Add services to my account’ or 'View and edit services on my account' if you already have access to VYED.
3. Select your organisation, if prompted, and click ‘Continue’.
4. Select ‘View your education data (VYED)’ then the ‘Monitor your child development data’ sub-service.
5. Review your answers and click ‘Add service’ or ‘Submit’ if you already have access to VYED.

If you’re registered with multiple organisations, repeat these steps for each one. 

To get access if you're not an approver:

1. Select ‘Services’ from the navigation bar.
2. Under ‘Related actions’, select ‘Request access to a service’ or 'View and edit services on my account' if you already have access to VYED.
3. Select your organisation, if prompted, and click ‘Continue’.
4. Select ‘View your education data (VYED)’ and then the ‘Monitor your child development data’ sub-service.
5. Review your answers and click ‘Request service’ or ‘Request sub-service changes’ if you already have access to VYED.

We’ll email you when your request is approved.

If you’re registered with multiple organisations, repeat these steps for each one. 

Need support?

If you need further guidance, contact your organisation’s approver or visit the DfE Sign-in help pages.

If you continue to experience issues, contact the Customer Help Portal (opens in new tab).