Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school leavers have participated in higher education in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each year since 2010.

The attached table shows the number and proportion of students leaving state-funded schools and colleges in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England that went on to sustained higher education in the year after 16 to 18 study (taking A level or other level 3 qualifications) in academic years 2010/11 to 2018/19.

It should be noted that from 2017/18, the 16-18 group of leavers contains additional students who took level 3 qualifications, not included in the 16-18 attainment tables. Information on student destinations is published annually at https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/16-18-destination-measures.

An activity is considered as being sustained if a student had 6 months of recorded continuous activity in higher education between October and March following the latest 16-18 provider attendance.