Young carers by national curriculum year group
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Pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units who have been identified as a young carer
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Schools, pupils and their characteristics
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of pupils
- Percentage
- Total headcount
- Filters
- Characteristics
- Known to be a young carer
- School type
- Time period
- 2022/23 to 2023/24
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_name | region_code | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | phase_type_grouping | characteristic | young_carer | number_of_pupils | denominator | percent_of_pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202223 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | East Midlands | E12000004 | 830 | Derbyshire | E10000007 | State-funded AP school | Total | Known to be a young carer | 1 | 225 | 0.44 |
| 202223 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | East Midlands | E12000004 | 830 | Derbyshire | E10000007 | State-funded AP school | Total | Not known to be a young carer | 224 | 225 | 99.56 |
| 202223 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | East Midlands | E12000004 | 830 | Derbyshire | E10000007 | State-funded AP school | Year 10 | Known to be a young carer | 1 | 63 | 1.59 |
| 202223 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | East Midlands | E12000004 | 830 | Derbyshire | E10000007 | State-funded AP school | Year 10 | Not known to be a young carer | 62 | 63 | 98.41 |
| 202223 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | East Midlands | E12000004 | 830 | Derbyshire | E10000007 | State-funded AP school | Year 11 | Not known to be a young carer | 84 | 84 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristics - Select required groups |
| denominator | Total headcount |
| number_of_pupils | Number of pupils |
| percent_of_pupils | Percentage |
| phase_type_grouping | School type - Filter by school type |
Footnotes
- Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools
- Data on young carers has been collected in the school census for the first time in 2022/23. The young carer indicator identifies, for those children on roll on spring census day, whether they have been identified as a young carer either by the school (including where the pupil self declares) or by parent or guardian
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