Further Education and Sixth Form Education: Pupil Numbers
(asked on 3rd March 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2021 to Question 156534 on the 16 to 19 Tuition Fund, how many 16 to 19 year olds are studying in (a) further education colleges, (b) sixth form colleges, (c) 16 to 19 academies and free schools, (d) school and academy sixth forms and (e) other institutions in the 2020-21 academic year.
National statistics showing the numbers of young people aged 16 to 18 who are participating in education and training in 2020/21 are scheduled to be published at the end of June 2021, as part of a series on participation in education and training, and employment. More information can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/participation-in-education-and-training-and-employment.
The latest data published is for the academic year 2019/20:
Participation of 16 to 18 year olds in education by institution type, England, end 2019 (provisional)
Full- and part-time education | End 2019 (provisional) |
State funded schools | 450,200 |
Local Authority Maintained schools | 78,000 |
Sponsor Academies and City Technology Colleges | 52,800 |
Converter Academies | 294,600 |
Free schools | 24,100 |
Special schools | 16,500 |
Independent schools | 87,100 |
Sixth form colleges | 109,100 |
General further education, tertiary and specialist colleges | 515,300 |
Higher education institutions | 219,400 |
Total | 1,397,600 |