Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Retention - student characteristics and disadvantage status

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

Retention metrics for all qualification cohorts, by a combination of disadvantage status and other student characteristics. 

Other student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, free school meal provision, first language, KS4 prior attainment and SEN provision.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • % retained
  • % retained and assessed
  • % returned and retained for a second year
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Characteristic disadvantage
  • Cohort
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	characteristic_disadvantage	exam_cohort	level_of_study	student_count_year_1	student_count_year_2	retained	retained_and_assessed	returned_and_retained	perc_retained	perc_retained_and_assessed	perc_returned_and_retained
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Gender	Female	All	A level	Level 3	133146	131838	121861	119572	112747	91.524	89.805	85.519
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Gender	Female	All	A level	Level 3	128190	125721	118420	116569	111957	92.379	90.935	89.052
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Gender	Female	All	A level	Level 3	123674	122680	116646	115728	113809	94.317	93.575	92.769
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Gender	Male	All	A level	Level 3	105978	105000	96447	94333	87938	91.007	89.012	83.75
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Gender	Male	All	A level	Level 3	100099	98123	91757	90084	86327	91.666	89.995	87.978

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_disadvantage	Characteristic disadvantage
characteristic_value	Characteristic
exam_cohort	Cohort
perc_retained	% retained
perc_retained_and_assessed	% retained and assessed

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Footnotes

1. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
2. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
3. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.

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