Sixth Form Education: Admissions
(asked on 2nd June 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many upper sixth form students there were in (a) state and (b) independent schools in each year since 1990.
The table below contains the number of 17 year olds in full/part-time education in either state-funded or independent schools in England. The estimates relate to a snapshot of activities at the end of the calendar year, and are based on academic age, defined as ‘age at the start of the academic year’ i.e. age as at 31 August. The latest figures available are for the end of 2018.
Participation in full/ part-time education of 17 year olds by institution type, England, 1990 onwards:[1]
End of calendar year | All state-funded schools | Independent schools[2] |
end 1990 | 96,700 | 33,400 |
end 1991 | 101,800 | 33,500 |
end 1992 | 105,500 | 33,600 |
end 1993 | 106,500 | 33,200 |
end 1994 (a)[3] | 108,000 | 33,400 |
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end 1994 (b) | 108,800 | 32,600 |
end 1995 | 112,600 | 33,400 |
end 1996 | 123,800 | 34,900 |
end 1997 | 131,200 | 34,900 |
end 1998 | 132,900 | 34,600 |
end 1999 | 134,300 | 33,400 |
end 2000 | 138,900 | 33,500 |
end 2001[4] | 135,200 | 33,700 |
end 2002 | 139,600 | 34,900 |
end 2003 | 142,900 | 35,300 |
end 2004 | 147,300 | 34,600 |
end 2005 | 153,600 | 36,200 |
end 2006 | 153,600 | 35,500 |
end 2007 | 159,000 | 37,100 |
end 2008 | 164,100 | 37,800 |
end 2009 | 175,300 | 39,000 |
end 2010 | 177,400 | 38,200 |
end 2011 | 180,800 | 39,400 |
end 2012 | 183,200 | 39,200 |
end 2013 | 184,800 | 39,300 |
end 2014 | 190,700 | 40,500 |
end 2015 | 189,500 | 40,600 |
end 2016 | 190,900 | 40,900 |
end 2017 | 197,400 | 40,300 |
end 2018 (prov) | 202,700 | 40,000 |
This data is published in the National Statistics release ‘Participation in education, training and employment: 2018’ in table B4 of the ‘Additional tables – numbers: participation and NEET 2018’, available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/810822/16-18_participation_and_NEET_statistics_additional_tables__numbers_.xlsx. In the publication the school numbers are sourced from the annual School Census.
[1] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.
[2] Includes all pupils in independent schools and independent special schools.
[3]The break in time series (1994) is due to changes in the source of further and higher education data.
[4]Pre 2001, includes all pupils in maintained/non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units. From 2001, these are reported under 'Special Schools' and are not included in the figures presented.