Free School Meals - Gap
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HE Participation by Free School Meal eligibility (including participation rate gap) by age 18, 19, 20, 25 and 30
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Data set details
- Theme
- Higher education
- Publication
- Widening participation in higher education
- Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 13,444
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- HE Participation Rate
- HE Participation Rate (FSM)
- HE Participation Rate (Non-FSM)
- Filters
- Entry age
- Time period
- 2001/02 to 2021/22
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | entry_age | participation_rate_fsm | participation_rate_non_fsm | participation_rate | high_tariff_participation_rate_fsm | high_tariff_participation_rate_non_fsm | high_tariff_participation_rate | participation_rate_gap | high_tariff_participation_rate_gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200102 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | By Age 18 | 8.4 | 22.8 | 20.8 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 6.0 | |||||
| 200203 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | By Age 18 | 9.1 | 24.7 | 22.5 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 15.6 | 6.4 | |||||
| 200304 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | By Age 18 | 9.5 | 23.6 | 21.6 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 14.1 | 6.3 | |||||
| 200405 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | By Age 18 | 10.0 | 23.9 | 22.0 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 13.9 | 6.1 | |||||
| 200506 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | By Age 18 | 10.0 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 5.7 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| entry_age | Entry age |
| high_tariff_participation_rate | High Tariff HE Participation Rate |
| high_tariff_participation_rate_fsm | High Tariff HE Participation Rate (FSM) |
| high_tariff_participation_rate_gap | High Tariff Participation Rate Gap |
| high_tariff_participation_rate_non_fsm | High Tariff HE Participation Rate (Non-FSM) |
Footnotes
- The participation rate gap is the difference (in percentage points) between the HE participation rates of pupils who were eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) at age 15 and those who were not eligible for FSM at age 15
- Where "no data" is shown, this indicates that there is no current record of HE participation in that category for the cohort of 15-year-olds
- For the 2005/06 cohort, the rate for 18-year-olds is understated. See Methodology for more information
- Cohorts of 15-year-olds in the period 2017/18 to 2019/20 who achieved A levels between 2020/21 and 2022/23 had higher attainment than typical years due to alternative processes put in place during the Covid pandemic. This led to more students in these cohorts being accepted to HE and in particular to high tariff HE.
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Email: HE.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: John Simes