Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Entries - vocational qualifications by subject and student characteristics (single academic year)

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

Vocational qualification entries, by Ofqual subject area and student characteristics.

Student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language and SEN provision.

Includes entries in the current exam year for 16-18 students, after discounting. Includes pending awards.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Exam entries
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Exam cohort
  • Ofqual subject area
• Time period: 2018/19 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	version	exam_cohort	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	ofqual_tier_1	ofqual_tier_2	entry_count
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Tech Level	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	01 - Health, Public Services and Care	01.1 - Medicine and dentistry	z
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Tech Level	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	07 - Retail and Commercial Enterprise	07.4 - Hospitality and catering	62
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Tech Level	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	07 - Retail and Commercial Enterprise	All	280
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Tech Level	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	11 - Social Sciences	All	z
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Tech Level	Disadvantage	Non-Disadvantaged	02 - Science and Mathematics	02.2 - Mathematics and statistics	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_value	Characteristic
entry_count	Exam entries
exam_cohort	Exam cohort
ofqual_tier_2	Ofqual subject area

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Footnotes

1. Exam entries are for the current exam year for 16-18 students, after discounting. Includes pending awards.
2. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
3. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
4. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.

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