Sixth form capacity - national, regional, local authority
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Number of schools with sixth form places and reported sixth form places as at 1 May 2025. Sixth form pupils on roll from the May 2025 school census.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- School capacity
- Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,150
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of schools with reported sixth form places
- Reported sixth form places
- Sixth form pupils on roll in schools with reported sixth form places
- Time period
- 2017/18 to 2024/25
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | school_with_sixth_form_capacity_count | sixth_form_places | sixth_form_pupils_on_roll_count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 1979 | 544667 | 409915 | |||||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 182 | 46362 | 33120 | |||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000006 | East of England | 237 | 68417 | 51718 | |||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E13000001 | Inner London | 127 | 35254 | 30859 | |||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000007 | London | 403 | 121056 | 99828 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| school_with_sixth_form_capacity_count | Number of schools with reported sixth form places |
| sixth_form_places | Reported sixth form places |
| sixth_form_pupils_on_roll_count | Sixth form pupils on roll in schools with reported sixth form places |
Footnotes
- Number of pupils on roll for reception year group and above. Taken from the May school census for the relevant academic year, or gathered during the school capacity collection if census data was not available for a school.
- Includes mainstream state schools with pupils in year groups 12, 13 and 14. Excludes 16-19 only establishments.
- Sixth form pupils on roll taken from the May school census for the relevant academic years. In a small number of schools the sixth form pupil on roll may include pupils from separate providers, where no corresponding capacity can be reported for the school in SCAP.
- 2019/20 data not available due to the cancellation of the 2020 School Capacity survey due to COVID-19.
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Email: SCAP.PPP@education.gov.ukContact name: Robert Miller