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'Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics' from 'A level and other 16 to 18 results'

• Created: 19 August 2023

WARNING - The data used in this table may now be out-of-date as a new release has been published since its creation.

'Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics' for Eligible for FSM, Not eligible for FSM and Unknown FSM eligibility in England between 2017/18 and 2021/22

		APS per A level entry	Average A level result	Number of A level students	APS per applied general entry	Average applied general result	Number of applied general students	APS per tech level entry	Average tech level result	Number of tech level students
Eligible for FSM	2021/22	33.35	C+	19,651	30.05	Dist-	15,284	27.81	Merit+	3,715
	2020/21	36.60	B-	16,353	30.73	Dist-	9,488	28.83	Merit+	2,292
	2019/20	34.72	C+	14,981	29.95	Merit+	8,086	27.49	Merit+	2,571
	2018/19	28.79	C	16,803	27.81	Merit+	6,953	26.83	Merit+	2,136
	2017/18	27.68	C-	18,034	27.14	Merit+	4,750	26.23	Merit	1,405
Not eligible for FSM	2021/22	39.21	B	259,774	32.29	Dist-	103,336	30.95	Dist-	24,546
	2020/21	41.89	B+	248,823	32.97	Dist-	79,162	32.03	Dist-	18,361
	2019/20	39.83	B	249,899	31.42	Dist-	70,206	30.25	Dist-	20,118
	2018/19	34.22	C+	259,429	29.05	Merit+	61,003	28.86	Merit+	17,143
	2017/18	33.55	C+	273,867	28.63	Merit+	40,551	28.34	Merit+	11,303
Unknown FSM eligibility	2021/22	41.34	B	4,955	32.38	Dist-	1,233	32.42	Dist-	274
	2020/21	44.79	B+	6,295	31.31	Dist-	1,134	31.64	Dist-	276
	2019/20	42.48	B+	7,135	30.30	Dist-	1,082	29.40	Merit+	257
	2018/19	37.35	B-	7,300	28.77	Merit+	816	29.12	Merit+	206
	2017/18	37.35	B-	7,519	27.84	Merit+	496	27.65	Merit+	121

Footnotes

1. Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables.

Source: A level and other 16 to 18 results, Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics

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