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

National - Destinations

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Published 2 April 2026

Last updated 2 April 2026

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 2025
• Number of rows: 50
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Percentage identified as DWP/HMRC customer
  • Percentage in UK higher education institution
  • Percentage in advanced and Higher apprenticeships (level 3 and above)
• Filters:
  • Social care group
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2022/23

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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
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CIN at 31 March	24270	16400	68	15290	63	8280	34	1810	7	930	4	4270	18	140	1	1330	5	2570	11	220	1	20	k	c	c	360	1	120	k	240	1	760	3	4700	19	3550	15	500	2	650	3	3170	13	2940	12	220	1
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CINO at 31 March	14120	9590	68	8890	63	4400	31	1140	8	560	4	2790	20	90	1	600	4	1960	14	140	1	c	c	c	c	220	2	80	1	140	1	490	3	2740	19	2000	14	310	2	430	3	1790	13	1690	12	90	1
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CPPO at 31 March	2380	1310	55	1210	51	760	32	150	6	100	4	200	8	10	1	100	4	80	3	10	k	c	c	0	0	30	1	10	k	20	1	80	3	600	25	430	18	70	3	100	4	470	20	450	19	20	1
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CLA at 31 March	7840	5550	71	5260	67	3150	40	540	7	280	4	1290	16	40	1	640	8	530	7	70	1	10	k	0	0	110	1	30	k	80	1	180	2	1370	18	1130	14	120	1	130	2	920	12	810	10	110	1
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	CLA 12 months at 31 March	6350	4620	73	4380	69	2590	41	460	7	240	4	1100	17	40	1	520	8	470	7	70	1	10	k	0	0	100	2	30	k	70	1	140	2	1080	17	880	14	100	2	100	2	650	10	580	9	70	1

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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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Email: CLA.STATS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Bree Waine

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