Data set from Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England

National - Destinations

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Published 10 April 2025

Last updated 10 April 2025

Destinations after completing Key Stage 4 by social care group.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England
• Release: Reporting year 2024
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Percentage identified as DWP/HMRC customer
  • Percentage in advanced and Higher apprenticeships (level 3 and above)
  • Percentage in alternative provision
• Filters:
  • Social care group
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	social_care_group	t_pupils	t_overall	pt_overall	t_education	pt_education	t_fe	pt_fe	t_ssf	pt_ssf	t_sfc	pt_sfc	t_other_edu	pt_other_edu	t_ind	pt_ind	t_appru	pt_appru	t_special	pt_special	t_spi	pt_spi	t_edu_combo	pt_edu_combo	t_he	pt_he	t_appren	pt_appren	t_appl3	pt_appl3	t_appl2	pt_appl2	t_all_work	pt_all_work	t_all_notsust	pt_all_notsust	t_notsust	pt_notsust	t_notsust_ben	pt_notsust_ben	t_only_ben	pt_only_ben	t_all_unknown	pt_all_unknown	t_unknown_id	pt_unknown_id	t_unknown	pt_unknown
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CIN at 31 March	23520	17090	73	15050	64	7900	34	2000	8	1040	4	4110	17	110	k	1270	5	2520	11	170	1	30	k	c	c	340	1	110	k	230	1	1710	7	5560	24	1860	8	2020	9	1690	7	860	4	780	3	80	k
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CIN at any point	39200	28870	74	25160	64	13960	36	4020	10	2120	5	5060	13	230	1	1580	4	2990	8	210	1	50	k	10	k	660	2	230	1	430	1	3060	8	8840	23	3170	8	3060	8	2610	7	1490	4	1340	3	150	k
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CINO at 31 March	13810	10070	73	8770	64	4270	31	1290	9	610	4	2610	19	70	k	510	4	1920	14	110	1	20	k	c	c	200	1	70	1	130	1	1090	8	3230	23	1130	8	1080	8	1020	7	510	4	470	3	40	k
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CINO at any point	26580	19920	75	17280	65	9330	35	3040	11	1570	6	3350	13	180	1	700	3	2300	9	130	k	40	k	c	c	470	2	170	1	300	1	2170	8	5660	21	2170	8	1850	7	1640	6	1000	4	900	3	100	k
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CLA 12 months at 31 March	6180	4790	77	4380	71	2480	40	470	8	270	4	1160	19	30	k	580	9	490	8	60	1	10	k	c	c	100	2	30	k	70	1	310	5	1210	20	390	6	510	8	310	5	180	3	170	3	20	k

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 48 variables

Variable name	Variable description
pt_all_notsust	Percentage not recorded as a sustained destination
pt_all_unknown	Percentage with activity not captured
pt_all_work	Percentage in sustained employment destination
pt_appl2	Percentage in intermediate apprenticeships (level 2)
pt_appl3	Percentage in advanced and Higher apprenticeships (level 3 and above)

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Footnotes

1. The destinations figures in this release are not directly comparable to the all pupils figures in the national publication as the social care destination figures include additional institutions. For example, other institutions include: independent schools, independent special schools and secure units. More detailed information on the destinations data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology.

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