Academic year 2018/19

Widening participation in higher education

Data guidance

Published 30 July 2020

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

All Characteristics

Filename: all_characteristics.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2009/10 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Characteristic_Detail	Characteristic
High_Tariff_progression_rate	HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
number_of_HE_students	Number of HE Students
number_of_HighTariff_HE_students	Number of HE Students (High Tariff)
number_of_students	Number of Pupils
progression_rate	HE Progression Rate

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Free School Meals

Filename: fsm.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2005/06 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
FSM_Status	Free School Meal Status
High_Tariff_progression_rate	HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
number_of_HE_students	Number of HE Students
number_of_HighTariff_HE_students	Number of HE Students (High Tariff)
number_of_students	Number of Pupils
progression_rate	HE Progression Rate

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Free School Meals - Gap

Filename: fsm_gap.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2005/06 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
High_Tariff_progression_rate_FSM	High Tariff HE Progression Rate (FSM)
High_Tariff_progression_rate_gap	High Tariff Progression Rate Gap
High_Tariff_progression_rate_NonFSM	High Tariff HE Progression Rate (Non-FSM)
progression_rate_FSM	HE Progression Rate (FSM)
progression_rate_gap	Progression Rate Gap
progression_rate_NonFSM	HE Progression Rate (Non-FSM)

Footnotes

The progression rate gap is the difference (in percentage points) between the HE progression rates of pupils who were eligible for Free School Meals and those who weren't eligible

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Free School Meals, Gender and Ethnic Group

Filename: fsm_gender_ethnicity.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2009/10 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Ethnic_Group_Minor	Ethnic Group
FSM_Status	Free School Meal Status
Gender	Gender
High_Tariff_progression_rate	HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
number_of_HE_students	Number of HE Students
number_of_HighTariff_HE_students	Number of HE Students (High Tariff)
number_of_students	Number of Pupils
progression_rate	HE Progression Rate

Footnotes

Note that progression rates can be volatile over time due to the very small number of pupils in some categories

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Free School Meals, Gender and Ethnic Group - Region

Filename: fsm_gender_ethnicity_region.csv
Geographic levels: Regional
Time period: 2009/10 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Ethnic_Group_Major	Ethnic Group
FSM_Status	Free School Meal Status
Gender	Gender
High_Tariff_progression_rate	HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
number_of_HE_students	Number of HE Students
number_of_HighTariff_HE_students	Number of HE Students (High Tariff)
number_of_students	Number of Pupils
progression_rate	HE Progression Rate

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Headline Stats

Filename: headline_stats.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
High_Tariff_progression_rate_state	High Tariff HE progression rate (State-funded)
progression_rate_FSM	HE Progression Rate (Free School Meals)
progression_rate_White	HE Progression Rate (lowest ethnic group - White)

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School Type

Filename: school_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2008/09 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
A_level_Status	A level status
High_Tariff_progression_rate	HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
number_of_HE_students	Number of HE Students
number_of_HighTariff_HE_students	Number of HE Students (High Tariff)
number_of_students	Number of KS5 Students
progression_rate	HE Progression Rate
School_Type	School Type

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School Type - Gap

Filename: school_type_gap.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2008/09 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
A_level_Status	A level status
High_Tariff_progression_rate_gap	High Tariff Progression Rate Gap
High_Tariff_progression_rate_independent	High Tariff HE Progression Rate (Independent)
High_Tariff_progression_rate_state	High Tariff HE Progression Rate (State)
progression_rate_gap	Progression Rate Gap
progression_rate_independent	HE Progression Rate (Independent)
progression_rate_state	HE Progression Rate (State)

Footnotes

The progression rate gap is the difference (in percentage points) between the HE progression rates of students who attended independent schools and those who attended state-funded schools at Key Stage 5
Note that figures from 2017/18 are not directly comparable with earlier years due to a change in the cohort

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Tariff Groups

Filename: tariff_group2018.csv
Geographic levels: Provider
Time period: 2008/09 to 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Mean_tariff	Mean Tariff
Tariff_Grouping	Tariff Group

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Teaching Excellence Framework

Filename: tef.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19
Content: -

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
number_of_HE_students	Number of HE Students
percentage_HE_students	Percentage of HE Students
progression_rate	HE Progression Rate
School_Type	School Type
TEF_Rating	TEF Rating

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