Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Retention by student characteristics

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Published 26 November 2020

Last updated 26 November 2020

Retention metrics by student characteristics.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: 16 to 19 performance
• Release: Academic year 2019/20
• Number of rows: 586
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • % retained
  • % retained and assessed
  • % returned and retained for a second year
  • Number of students
  • Number of students in two-year programme
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Cohort
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	exam_cohort	level_of_study	institution_type	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	retention_in_scope	retained	retained_and_assessed	2yr_retention_in_scope	2yr_retained
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	A level	Level 3	National state-funded mainstream	All Students	All state-funded mainstream students	228289	92.066	90.523	223844	88.581
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Academic	Level 3	National state-funded mainstream	All Students	All state-funded mainstream students	230739	92.032	90.46	226164	88.231
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Applied General	Level 3	National state-funded mainstream	All Students	All state-funded mainstream students	61596	86.853	81.465	59162	74.284
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Technical certificate	Level 2	National state-funded mainstream	All Students	All state-funded mainstream students	10623	87.047	65.998	z	z
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Tech level	Level 3	National state-funded mainstream	All Students	All state-funded mainstream students	23533	89.156	80.538	21995	76.113

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 7 variables

Variable name	Variable description
2yr_retained	% returned and retained for a second year
2yr_retention_in_scope	Number of students in two-year programme
characteristic_value	Characteristic
exam_cohort	Cohort
retained	% retained
retained_and_assessed	% retained and assessed
retention_in_scope	Number of students

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Footnotes

1. Percentages in tables are presented to 1dp. Percentage differences presented in the text are calculated using underlying data at 3dp.
2. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.
3. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
4. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
5. 'z' denotes that there are no applicable observations of the indicator.

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Attainment statistics team

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

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