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1. Step 1

   • Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results

2. Step 2

   • Data set: Retention - institution type and gender

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • % retained
     • Number of students
   • Cohort:
     • Technical certificate
     • A level
     • Applied general
     • Tech level
   • Gender:
     • All genders
   • Institution type:
     • Other FE sector colleges
     • Sixth form colleges
     • Converter academies - mainstream
     • Free schools
     • Free schools 16-19

6. Step 6 Explore data

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   View latest data: Academic year 2022/23

   'Retention - institution type and gender' for A level, All genders, Applied general, Converter academies - mainstream, Free schools and 9 other filters in England between 2018/19 and 2020/21

   				2020/21		2019/20		2018/19
   				Number of students	% retained	Number of students	% retained	Number of students	% retained
   Level 3	A level	FE sector colleges	Other FE sector colleges	20,149	90.6%	23,602	85.0%	23,217	85.7%
   			Sixth form colleges	33,921	91.8%	36,785	88.3%	42,213	87.2%
   		State-funded schools	Converter academies - mainstream	116,892	95.4%	117,048	94.3%	118,414	93.5%
   			Free schools	2,432	89.4%	1,918	92.1%	1,411	92.1%
   			Free schools 16-19	4,166	94.3%	3,329	92.3%	2,745	91.5%
   			LA maintained mainstream schools	28,334	95.0%	29,318	93.9%	33,877	92.9%
   			Sponsored academies - mainstream	14,201	93.0%	15,118	92.2%	15,891	91.2%
   			Studio schools	136	92.6%	179	80.4%	238	79.8%
   			University Technical Colleges (UTCs)	548	86.9%	619	76.4%	743	73.9%
   	Applied general	FE sector colleges	Other FE sector colleges	19,795	93.3%	18,478	89.7%	14,580	89.6%
   			Sixth form colleges	4,543	91.2%	4,302	86.3%	3,639	88.7%
   		State-funded schools	Converter academies - mainstream	22,771	88.6%	20,908	86.2%	17,841	85.9%
   			Free schools	269	88.1%	170	85.3%	77	85.7%
   			Free schools 16-19	533	88.6%	378	91.0%	231	94.8%
   			LA maintained mainstream schools	8,197	88.1%	7,937	85.3%	8,355	84.2%
   			Sponsored academies - mainstream	8,783	86.5%	8,343	84.2%	8,156	83.8%
   			Studio schools	305	86.9%	311	80.7%	288	87.8%
   			University Technical Colleges (UTCs)	724	89.9%	658	82.7%	597	85.8%
   	Tech level	FE sector colleges	Other FE sector colleges	13,198	91.4%	16,279	90.7%	13,690	89.9%
   			Sixth form colleges	645	92.1%	701	85.9%	616	88.0%
   		State-funded schools	Converter academies - mainstream	2,637	90.7%	2,813	87.3%	2,553	85.7%
   			Free schools	41	70.7%	31	80.6%	32	78.1%
   			Free schools 16-19	120	100.0%	51	90.2%	41	78.0%
   			LA maintained mainstream schools	910	86.0%	1,004	84.8%	965	83.3%
   			Sponsored academies - mainstream	1,139	87.6%	1,264	84.7%	1,260	80.2%
   			Studio schools	96	87.5%	174	85.6%	182	85.2%
   			University Technical Colleges (UTCs)	1,125	88.2%	1,201	83.5%	1,092	82.5%
   Level 2	Technical certificate	FE sector colleges	Other FE sector colleges	4,054	81.3%	9,920	87.1%	7,451	87.9%
   			Sixth form colleges	52	82.7%	79	92.4%	28	82.1%
   		State-funded schools	Converter academies - mainstream	413	84.7%	287	88.2%	131	91.6%
   			Free schools	0	z	0	z	0	z
   			Free schools 16-19	0	z	3	33.3%	2	100.0%
   			LA maintained mainstream schools	164	93.3%	84	89.3%	17	100.0%
   			Sponsored academies - mainstream	150	84.7%	205	84.4%	107	86.0%
   			Studio schools	0	z	0	z	0	z
   			University Technical Colleges (UTCs)	46	76.1%	45	77.8%	9	66.7%

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   • Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results, Academic year 2022/23

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