diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/college_search.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/components/college_search.js.erb
index 1bafbf668c..4c95cdd4bb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/college_search.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/college_search.js.erb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
     return;
   }
 
+  var feOnly = form.dataset.feOnly || false;
+
   var searchInputContainer = form.querySelector("#autocomplete-container");
 
   if (!searchInputContainer) {
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
       Rails.ajax({
         type: "post",
         url: "<%= Rails.application.routes.url_helpers.school_search_index_path %>",
-        data: "query=" + query,
+        data: "query=" + query + "&fe_only=" + feOnly.toString(),
         success: handleResponse,
         error: handleResponse
       });
diff --git a/app/controllers/school_search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/school_search_controller.rb
index 4a25d0b5cc..87f977f848 100644
--- a/app/controllers/school_search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/school_search_controller.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ def search_schools
       return
     end
 
+    fe_only = ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(params[:fe_only])
     schools = ActiveModel::Type::Boolean.new.cast(params[:exclude_closed]) ? School.open : School
 
     begin
-      @schools = schools.search(params[:query])
+      @schools = schools.search(params[:query], fe_only:)
     rescue ArgumentError => e
       raise unless e.message == School::SEARCH_NOT_ENOUGH_CHARACTERS_ERROR
 
diff --git a/app/forms/journeys/further_education_payments/select_provision_form.rb b/app/forms/journeys/further_education_payments/select_provision_form.rb
index 094d9a5562..76b7b7ae32 100644
--- a/app/forms/journeys/further_education_payments/select_provision_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/journeys/further_education_payments/select_provision_form.rb
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ def save
 
       def results
         @results ||= if journey_session.answers.school_id.present?
-          School.open.where(id: school_id)
+          School.open.fe_only.where(id: school_id)
         else
-          School.open.search(provision_search)
+          School.open.fe_only.search(provision_search)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/app/models/school.rb b/app/models/school.rb
index cd2ab667e5..a9f68f456e 100644
--- a/app/models/school.rb
+++ b/app/models/school.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class School < ApplicationRecord
   validates :school_type_group, presence: true
   validates :school_type, presence: true
 
+  scope :fe_only, -> { where(phase: 6) } # PhaseOfEducation == 16 plus
+
   PHASES = {
     not_applicable: 0,
     nursery: 1,
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ class School < ApplicationRecord
 
   before_save :sanitise_postcode_search_index
 
-  def self.search(search_term)
+  def self.search(search_term, fe_only: false)
     raise ArgumentError, SEARCH_NOT_ENOUGH_CHARACTERS_ERROR if search_term.length < SEARCH_MINIMUM_LENGTH
 
     search_field = :name
@@ -131,10 +133,14 @@ def self.search(search_term)
       search_field, search_term = [:postcode_sanitised, sanitised_search_term]
     end
 
-    where("#{search_field} ILIKE ?", "%#{sanitize_sql_like(search_term)}%")
+    sql = where("#{search_field} ILIKE ?", "%#{sanitize_sql_like(search_term)}%")
       .order(sanitize_sql_for_order([Arel.sql("similarity(#{search_field}, ?) DESC"), search_term]))
       .order(:name, close_date: :desc)
       .limit(SEARCH_RESULTS_LIMIT)
+
+    sql = sql.fe_only if fe_only
+
+    sql
   end
 
   def address
diff --git a/app/views/further_education_payments/claims/further_education_provision_search.html.erb b/app/views/further_education_payments/claims/further_education_provision_search.html.erb
index cd277659f2..6e7291dcb1 100644
--- a/app/views/further_education_payments/claims/further_education_provision_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/further_education_payments/claims/further_education_provision_search.html.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       method: :patch,
       builder: GOVUKDesignSystemFormBuilder::FormBuilder,
       id: "further-education-provision-search-form",
+      data: { "fe-only" => true },
       html: { novalidate: false } do |f| %>
       <%= f.govuk_error_summary %>
 
diff --git a/spec/factories/schools.rb b/spec/factories/schools.rb
index 70cb2fe9cd..80aa124cc8 100644
--- a/spec/factories/schools.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/schools.rb
@@ -133,5 +133,9 @@
       open_date { 10.days.ago }
       close_date { nil }
     end
+
+    trait :further_education do
+      phase { 6 }
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_js_path_spec.rb b/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_js_path_spec.rb
index f3eb04fc25..728b02af49 100644
--- a/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_js_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_js_path_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.feature "Further education payments", js: true, flaky: true do
-  let(:college) { create(:school) }
+  let(:college) { create(:school, :further_education) }
 
   scenario "happy js path" do
     when_further_education_payments_journey_configuration_exists
diff --git a/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_path_spec.rb b/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_path_spec.rb
index 03bd448a56..f6213fa09f 100644
--- a/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_path_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/further_education_payments/happy_path_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.feature "Further education payments" do
-  let(:college) { create(:school) }
+  let(:college) { create(:school, :further_education) }
 
   scenario "happy path claim" do
     when_further_education_payments_journey_configuration_exists
diff --git a/spec/models/school_spec.rb b/spec/models/school_spec.rb
index 2c44c5abe9..35fcccabd8 100644
--- a/spec/models/school_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/school_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   describe ".search" do
     let!(:first_school) { create(:school, name: "Community School London", postcode: "SW1P 3BT") }
     let!(:second_school) { create(:school, name: "Unity School London", postcode: "SW1P 3BT") }
-    let!(:third_school) { create(:school, name: "The Unity College Manchester", postcode: "M1 2WD") }
+    let!(:third_school) { create(:school, :further_education, name: "The Unity College Manchester", postcode: "M1 2WD") }
 
     it "returns schools with a name matching the search term" do
       expect(School.search("School")).to match_array([first_school, second_school])
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
     it "orders the results by similarity" do
       expect(School.search("Unity School")).to eq([second_school, first_school])
     end
+
+    context "when searching for FE only" do
+      it "only returns FE bodies" do
+        expect(School.search("Unity", fe_only: true)).to eq([third_school])
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#address" do
diff --git a/spec/requests/school_search_spec.rb b/spec/requests/school_search_spec.rb
index 3e9494835a..7b3ed2d28b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/school_search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/school_search_spec.rb
@@ -75,5 +75,21 @@
         expect(response.body).to include(other_school_similar_name.name)
       end
     end
+
+    context "when searching for FE only" do
+      let!(:school_3) { create(:school, :further_education, name: "some college") }
+
+      before do
+        school_1.update(name: "some school")
+        school_2.update(name: "some school")
+      end
+
+      it "only returns FE bodies" do
+        post school_search_index_path, params: {query: "some", fe_only: true}
+
+        expect(JSON.parse(response.body)["data"].size).to eql(1)
+        expect(response.body).to include("some college")
+      end
+    end
   end
 end