Attainment by local authority district data - ages 16 to 19
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Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.
Local authority district, Opportunity area and regional level figures for the number of young people in the state sector who reached Level 2/3 or Level 2 with English and maths by age ,qualification type, disadvantaged status and Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility.
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, Local authority district, National, Opportunity area, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Number in state sector cohort
- Percentage
- Filters
- Age
- Qualification type
- Characteristic
- Time period
- 2016/17 to 2022/23
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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 | lad_code | lad_name | opportunity_area_code | opportunity_area_name | age | cohort_age_in | qualification_level | subject | qualification_type | breakdown_topic | breakdown | number_in_ss_cohort | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201617 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | 815 | E10000023 | North Yorkshire | by age 16 | 201314 | Level 2 | Total | Total Level 2 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM not eligible | 6094 | 4401 | 72.219 | ||||||
| 201617 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | 830 | E10000007 | Derbyshire | by age 16 | 201314 | Level 2 | Total | Total Level 2 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM eligible | 1100 | 412 | 37.455 | ||||||
| 201617 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | 835 | E10000009 | Dorset | by age 16 | 201314 | Level 2 | Total | Total Level 2 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM eligible | 413 | 165 | 39.952 | ||||||
| 201617 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | 850 | E10000014 | Hampshire | by age 16 | 201314 | Level 2 | Total | Total Level 2 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM eligible | 1085 | 359 | 33.088 | ||||||
| 201617 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | 878 | E10000008 | Devon | by age 16 | 201314 | Level 2 | Total | Total Level 2 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM not eligible | 6610 | 4509 | 68.215 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age - The academic year shown is the year in which the young person has turned (or will turn) 19, irrespective of the age selected. 19 not 16 refers to young people who had not achieved at 16 but had achieved by 19. |
| breakdown | Characteristic |
| number | Number |
| number_in_ss_cohort | Number in state sector cohort |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- In these statistics AS levels count for 25% of Level 3 and can be aggregated, so that four AS levels or two AS levels and one A level (which counts as 50% of Level 3) are counted as achievement of Level 3.
- The fall in AS level attainment coincides with the decoupling of AS levels from A levels as part of reforms which started in the 2015/16 academic year. This has resulted in AS results no longer counting towards an A level (and AS levels becoming standalone qualifications), which has led to a reduction in AS level entries (see A level and other 16-18 results for more information). In turn, this had resulted in a fall in Level 3 attainment via AS levels, with just 0.1% of 19-year olds having achieved Level 3 through this route in 2022/23.
- These figures are based on qualifications held at 19 prioritised in the following order: A levels, T levels (displayed in the 'Other' category), International Baccalaureates (displayed in the ‘Other’ category), AS levels, Advanced Apprenticeships (displayed in the ‘Other’ category) and Vocational Qualifications.
- Figures for disadvantage only available from 2016/17 onwards due to changes in measurement.
- Figures for English and maths are based on those educated in the mainstream state-funded sector in year 11, therefore overall attainment rates differ to headline measures (see the 'About this publication' section) although trends are comparable.
- Condition of Funding changes for young people were introduced by the Education and Skills Funding Agency from 2014/15 onwards. This has resulted in most students having to study English and/or maths at level 2 as part of their programmes between the ages of 16 and 19 if they are yet to achieve qualifications at this level.
- Figures for pupil characteristics are based on those educated in the mainstream state-funded sector in year 11, therefore overall attainment rates differ to headline measures (see the 'About this publication' section) although trends are comparable.
- See accompanying methodology for definitions of characteristics.
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