Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Retention - local authority district

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Published 27 March 2025

Last updated 27 March 2025

Retention metrics by local authority district.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: 16 to 19 performance
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Number of rows: 8,000
• Geographic levels: Local authority district
• Indicators:
  • Number of students
  • % retained
  • % retained and assessed
  • Number of students in two-year programme
  • % returned and retained for a second year
• Filters:
  • Cohort
• Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	lad_name	lad_code	exam_cohort	level_of_study	student_count_year_1	student_count_year_2	retained	retained_and_assessed	returned_and_retained	perc_retained	perc_retained_and_assessed	perc_returned_and_retained
201920	Academic year	Local authority district	E92000001	England	Final	Hartlepool	E06000001	A level	Level 3	107	107	93	93	93	86.916	86.916	86.916
201920	Academic year	Local authority district	E92000001	England	Final	Stockton-on-Tees	E06000004	A level	Level 3	393	391	373	368	337	94.911	93.639	86.189
201920	Academic year	Local authority district	E92000001	England	Final	Middlesbrough	E06000002	A level	Level 3	415	407	331	329	307	79.759	79.277	75.43
201920	Academic year	Local authority district	E92000001	England	Final	Darlington	E06000005	A level	Level 3	1091	1091	971	952	954	89.001	87.259	87.443
201920	Academic year	Local authority district	E92000001	England	Final	Warrington	E06000007	A level	Level 3	855	751	805	796	579	94.152	93.099	77.097

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 6 variables

Variable name	Variable description
exam_cohort	Cohort
perc_retained	% retained
perc_retained_and_assessed	% retained and assessed
perc_returned_and_retained	% returned and retained for a second year
student_count_year_1	Number of students
student_count_year_2	Number of students in two-year programme

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Footnotes

1. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21 such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particularly within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.

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Attainment statistics team

Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: John Shale

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