Sixth form capacity - national, regional, local authority
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Total number of sixth form places as reported voluntarily by local authorities; sixth form pupil numbers on roll from the May School Census.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- School capacity
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of schools with reported sixth form capacity
- Reported sixth form places
- Sixth form pupils on roll in schools with reported sixth form capacity
- Time period
- 2017/18 to 2022/23
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | schools_with_sixth_form_capacity_reported | reported_sixth_form_places | sixth_form_pupils_on_roll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202223 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 1989 | 538765 | 415162 | |||||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 76 | 20390 | 14279 | |||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | 174 | 43883 | 33274 | |||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 148 | 41397 | 30296 | |||
| 202223 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 184 | 46513 | 34707 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| reported_sixth_form_places | Reported sixth form places |
| schools_with_sixth_form_capacity_reported | Number of schools with reported sixth form capacity |
| sixth_form_pupils_on_roll | Sixth form pupils on roll in schools with reported sixth form capacity |
Footnotes
- 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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