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'Key stage 4 national level destinations' from 'Key stage 4 destination measures'

• Created: 20 January 2023

WARNING - The data used in this table may now be out-of-date as a new release has been published since its creation.

'Key stage 4 national level destinations' for Number of pupils and Statement of SEN/Education Health and Care plan in England between 2016/17 and 2020/21

	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Number of pupils completing key stage 4	20,862	20,099	19,914	20,773	22,236
Sustained education destination	18,168	17,600	17,336	18,090	19,675
Sustained apprenticeships	283	228	183	165	125
Sustained employment destination	447	444	450	433	324
Not recorded as a sustained destination	1,714	1,560	1,634	1,759	1,685
Activity not captured	250	267	311	326	427

Footnotes

1. State-funded mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges and further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds.
2. Includes state-funded special schools (community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsored academies, special converter academies, and special free schools) and non-maintained special schools.

Source: Key stage 4 destination measures, Key stage 4 national level destinations

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