Destinations of KS5 school leavers in London, after two terms (2021/22)
Destinations of KS5 school leavers in London, after two terms (2021/22)
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Destinations (after two terms) for students who are either considered disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged. Students were considered disadvantaged in year 11 and attracted pupil premium funding if they had been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, had been looked after by the local authority, or had been adopted from care. Other education destinations include school sixth forms, sixth-form colleges, independent schools, specialist post-16 institutions, special schools and education combination destinations.
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16-18 destination measures, Academic Year 2021/22, Department for Education
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London's Poverty Profile 2024
30% of young people completing KS5 (post-GCSE qualifications) in London in 2021/22 were classed as disadvantaged, compared to 19% in the rest of England.
In London, the most common destination was higher education, with similar numbers of disadvantaged (54%) and non-disadvantaged (57%) students going to university. This is very different from the rest of England, where a lower proportion of people attend higher education overall, and the gap between disadvantaged (30%) and non-disadvantaged (44%) students is much greater.
In London, disadvantaged young people are less likely to enter work (15%, compared to 25% in the rest of England) or begin an apprenticeship (3%, compared to 7% in the rest of England).
Pupils are classified as disadvantaged in Year 11 if they are either eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years or were looked after by a local authority or adopted from care.
Destinations of disadvantaged KS5 school leavers in London, after two terms (2021/22)
Destinations of disadvantaged KS5 school leavers in London, after two terms (2021/22)
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Destinations (after two terms) for students who are either considered disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged. Students were considered disadvantaged in year 11 and attracted pupil premium funding if they had been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, had been looked after by the local authority, or had been adopted from care. Other education destinations include school sixth forms, sixth-form colleges, independent schools, specialist post-16 institutions, special schools and education combination destinations.
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16-18 destination measures, Academic Year 2021/22, Department for Education
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London's Poverty Profile 2024
Destinations of Non-disadvantaged KS5 school leavers in London, after two terms (2021/22)
Destinations of Non-disadvantaged KS5 school leavers in London, after two terms (2021/22)
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Destinations (after two terms) for students who are either considered disadvantaged and Non-disadvantaged. Students were considered disadvantaged in year 11 and attracted pupil premium funding if they had been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, had been looked after by the local authority, or had been adopted from care. Other education destinations include school sixth forms, sixth-form colleges, independent schools, specialist post-16 institutions, special schools and education combination destinations.
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16-18 destination measures, Academic Year 2021/22, Department for Education
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London's Poverty Profile 2024
Destinations of KS5 school leavers in the rest of England, after two terms (2021/22)
Destinations of KS5 school leavers in the rest of England, after two terms (2021/22)
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Destinations (after two terms) for students who are either considered disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged. Students were considered disadvantaged in year 11 and attracted pupil premium funding if they had been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, had been looked after by the local authority, or had been adopted from care. Other education destinations include school sixth forms, sixth-form colleges, independent schools, specialist post-16 institutions, special schools and education combination destinations.
- Data source
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16-18 destination measures, Academic Year 2021/22, Department for Education
- Chart source
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London's Poverty Profile 2024