Data set from Key stage 4 destination measures

Key stage 4 national level destinations

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Published 20 October 2022

Last updated 20 October 2022

National level destinations data for students leaving key stage 4 for different characteristic groups, provider types, and qualification levels.

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Data set details

• Theme: Destination of pupils and students
• Publication: Key stage 4 destination measures
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of institutions
  • Number of pupils completing key stage 4
  • Sustained education, employment & apprenticeships
• Filters:
  • Data type
  • Institution group
  • Student characteristics
• Time period: 2010/11 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	institution_group	institution_type	characteristic_group	characteristic	data_type	version	inst_count	cohort	overall	education	fe	ssf	sfc	other_edu	ind	appru	special	spi	edu_combo	he	appren	appl3	appl2	all_work	all_notsust	notsust	notsust_beneet	only_beneet	all_unknown	unknown_id	unknown
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	State-funded mainstream schools	Total	Total	Total	Number of pupils	Revised	3225	550634	518193	491764	198778	215386	72963	4637	2439	555	282	133	1162	66	13413	5907	7506	13016	26258	14504	7316	4438	6183	5325	858
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	State-funded mainstream schools	University Technical College	Total	Total	Number of pupils	Revised	48	3517	3286	2999	1086	1698	186	29	4	3	1	3	17	1	169	100	69	118	185	107	58	20	46	42	4
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	State-funded mainstream schools	Total	Gender	Female	Number of pupils	Revised	z	272271	258448	249304	92132	113079	41591	2502	1407	232	106	49	658	50	4573	1243	3330	4571	11313	6064	3335	1914	2510	2109	401
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	State-funded mainstream schools	Total	Ethnicity Major	Mixed Dual background	Number of pupils	Revised	z	28903	27052	26254	9546	12442	3939	327	199	44	18	3	56	7	360	216	144	438	1467	848	375	244	384	332	52
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	State-funded mainstream schools	Total	Ethnicity Major	Black or Black British	Number of pupils	Revised	z	32276	30885	30575	9286	16006	5035	248	176	17	14	3	38	0	184	154	30	126	941	635	170	136	450	369	81

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 28 variables

Variable name	Variable description
all_notsust	Not recorded as a sustained destination
all_unknown	Activity not captured
all_work	Sustained employment destination
appl2	Intermediate apprenticeships (level 2)
appl3	Advanced and Higher apprenticeships (level 3 and above)

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Footnotes

1. Disadvantaged pupils include pupils known to be eligible for free school meals (FSM) in any spring, autumn, summer, alternative provision or pupil referral unit census from year 6 to year 11 or that are looked after children for at least one day or are adopted from care.
2. Includes all non-selective schools in local authorities with a high level of selection (where 25% or more of state-funded secondary places are in state-funded selective schools). These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Poole, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral. See the Quality and methodology information document for more details.
3. Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) was added as a new type of need in 2014/15; the previous type of need Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulties has been removed although it is not expected that SEMH will be a direct replacement.
4. Includes state-funded mainstream schools, state-funded and non-maintained special schools, and alternative provision.
5. At the end of key stage 4 pupils are expected to achieve 'good passes' at grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSEs or selected equivalents. The figures for student achievement of grade 4 or above in both English and maths are shown alongside this measure for transparency and comparability. This measure is chosen because passes in English and maths will continue to be assessed in future years and because passes in these subjects tie closely to conditions for post-16 funding and accountability. Prior to the introduction of the reformed 9 to 1 GCSEs in English and maths in 2016/17, a 'good pass' was classed as an A*-C grade.
6. Other education destinations include independent schools, specialist post-16 institutions, special schools and education combination destination.
7. Includes all non-selective schools that are not in highly selective areas, including those in areas with some selection.
8. Local authority maintained mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools.
9. State place funded alternative provision includes pupil referral units, AP academies, AP free schools and hospital schools.
10. Following special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms in 2014/15, SEN pupils are categorised as 'SEN with a statement or Education, health and care (EHC) plan' and 'SEN support'. SEN support replaces school action and school action plus (grouped as SEN without a statement up to and including 2013/14). It was expected that all transfers to this category take place during the 2014/15 academic year but some legacy categories remain in subsequent cohorts. More detailed information on the reforms can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25
11. Selective schools admit pupils wholly or mainly with reference to ability. These schools are formally designated as grammar schools.
12. State-funded schools include local authority maintained schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds, state-funded special schools and non-maintained special schools.
13. Includes state place funded alternative provision (Pupil Referral Units, AP academies, AP free schools, and hospital schools) and other alternative provision (education funded by the local authority outside of state place funded schools, including independent schools, non-maintained special schools, and providers that do not meet the criteria for registration as a school).
14. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
15. Includes 'not known but believed to be other than English'. Pupils are included if their main language is other than English regardless of fluency in English.
16. Since September 2013, general further education colleges and sixth-form colleges have been able to directly enrol 14- to 16-year-olds. Excludes city technology colleges.
17. Key stage 2 assessments are taken in year 6 at the end of primary school. To be at the expected level pupils must have reached level 4 or above in all three areas and to be considered above the expected standard pupils to have achieved level 5 or 6 in all three areas. Due to a boycott of standardised testing in 2010, a higher proportion of 2015 leavers has no prior attainment recorded.
18. Includes state-funded special schools (community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsored academies, special converter academies, and special free schools) and non-maintained special schools.
19. This includes pupils who were captured in the source data and had some participation in the academic year but did not complete the required six months sustained participation.
20. Includes pupils for whom free school meal eligibility, pupil premium eligibility, or special educational need (SEN) provision could not be determined.
21. The student was not found to have any participation in education, apprenticeship or employment nor recorded as receiving out-of-work benefits at any point in the year. Possible reasons for this could be that the pupil was living, working or studying abroad or was attending a Scottish or Welsh college or school.
22. Other alternative provision includes education funded by the local authority outside of state place funded schools, including independent schools, non-maintained special schools, and providers who do not meet the criteria for registration as a school.
23. State-funded mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges and further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds.

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