Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils there were in (a) year 11 and (b) year 13 in (i) state and (ii) independent schools in each English region in each year since 2003.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The number of pupils by year group is available in the National statistics publication ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers.
This includes the number of pupils by national curriculum year group for state-funded schools. National curriculum year group is not collected for independent schools, however the same publication contains the number of pupils by age at school, local authority, region and national level.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in each UK region and nation progressed to a Russell Group university in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The attached tables show the number and percentage of students who progressed to a Russell Group university in the year after reaching the end of 16 to 18 study in state-funded schools and colleges in each region of England. The tables cover the last 8 years for which data is available. The tables only include students who took approved level 3 qualifications, including A levels. Only students who were enrolled for at least 2 terms in the destination year are counted.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils achieved the equivalent of AAA or better at A-level in each English region in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The table below provides information on the percentage of students achieving 3 A*-A grades or better at A level by region between 2009/10 to 2018/19[1],[2]
Region | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013[3] | 20143 | 20153 | 2016[4] | 20174 | 20184 | 20194 |
State-funded sector | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
North East | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
North West | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.0 |
East Midlands | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 9.1 |
West Midlands | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
East of England | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
London | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
Inner London | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 11.3 |
Outer London | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 11.7 |
South East | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
South West | 10.0 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
[1] Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single A level, applied double A level or combined A/AS level during 16-18 study, excluding critical thinking and general studies. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications.
[2] An applied double award A level at grade A*A* counts as two grade A*s, AA counts as two grade As and an award at grade AB counts as one grade A.
[3] Figures from 2012/13 to 2014/15 cover students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the reporting year. Figures for earlier years cover students who were entered for at least one A level, applied single award A level, applied double award A level or combined A/AS level in the summer of the reporting year.
[4] Figures for 2015/16 onwards cover students at the of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A/AS level, applied single A/AS level, applied double A/AS level or combined A/AS level during their 16-18 study. As a result there was a jump in the A level cohort in 2016, since gradually reversed with reforms to A Levels, with the progressive decoupling of AS and A Level subjects. Therefore figures are not directly comparable to earlier years.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) White British, (b) Indian, (c) Bangladeshi, (d) Pakistani, (e) Black African , (f) Black Caribbean, (g) mixed ethnicity and (h) all pupils achieved five good passes at GCSE in each of the last 20 years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The attached table shows the percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs (including English and mathematics) at grades A*-C (or equivalent) at the end of Key Stage 4 by ethnic grouping. The time series runs from 2004/05 to 2018/19 (the latest available). Care should be taken when comparing results over time due to the way the measures have changed in response to various reforms, e.g. Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education.
The Government is committed to ensuring that every child, whatever their background, has the opportunity to reach their full potential and our ambitious programme of reform is transforming the education landscape to ensure we deliver the world-class education that every young person deserves.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
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.
Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education
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.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2003 to Question HL2549, how many students entered (a) Oxford and (b) Cambridge universities from (i) UK independent (ii) UK state schools (iii) other and overseas (iv) in total.
Answered by Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The latest data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) for the academic year 2018/19 is shown in the attached table.
Information on the type of school that entrants to the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge have come from is only published for entrants under the age of 21. This is because the data collected is the previous educational provider that was attended by the entrant. Therefore, for mature students entering the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge, this may relate to study subsequent to key stage 5.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) total income and (b) fee income each higher education institution received from (i) all students, (ii) UK students, (iii) all non-UK students, (iv) students from (A) China, (B) Macau and (C) Hong Kong in each year since 2009.
Answered by Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on the finances of higher education providers[1] in the UK.
Income data by source at each UK higher education provider is available in Table 7 of HESA’s ‘Higher Education Provider Data: Finance’ pages for the academic years 2015/16 to 2018/19 at https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/finances/table-7.
More detailed information about income from tuition fees, such as the domicile status (UK, EU and non-EU) and the level of study it relates to, can be found in Table 6:
https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/finances/table-6.
Data prior to 2015/16 can be accessed through HESA’s publications archive at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications.
The drop-down ‘Finances of Higher Education Providers’ shows the list of historical publications going back to the academic year 1994/95. Largely equivalent information can be found in Tables 2 to 5 of each publication year.
The financial information available from HESA is not collected for specific countries of origin. An indication of the relative importance to each provider of students from China, Macau and Hong Kong over the past 5 years is available in Table 28 of HESA’s ‘Higher Education Student Data’ pages: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-28.
[1] Since 2018/19, this includes both higher education (HEIs) and alternative providers (APs).
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much fee income each higher education institution received from (a) postgraduates, (b) UK postgraduates, (c) non-UK postgraduates and (d) postgraduates from (i) China, (ii) Macau and (iii) Hong Kong, in each year since 2009.
Answered by Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on the finances of higher education providers[1] in the UK.
Income data by source at each UK higher education provider is available in Table 7 of HESA’s ‘Higher Education Provider Data: Finance’ pages for the academic years 2015/16 to 2018/19 at https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/finances/table-7.
More detailed information about income from tuition fees, such as the domicile status (UK, EU and non-EU) and the level of study it relates to, can be found in Table 6:
https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/finances/table-6.
Data prior to 2015/16 can be accessed through HESA’s publications archive at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications.
The drop-down ‘Finances of Higher Education Providers’ shows the list of historical publications going back to the academic year 1994/95. Largely equivalent information can be found in Tables 2 to 5 of each publication year.
The financial information available from HESA is not collected for specific countries of origin. An indication of the relative importance to each provider of students from China, Macau and Hong Kong over the past 5 years is available in Table 28 of HESA’s ‘Higher Education Student Data’ pages: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-28.
[1] Since 2018/19, this includes both higher education (HEIs) and alternative providers (APs).
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) students, (b) undergraduates and (c) postgraduates there were studying at each higher education institution in each year since 2009; and how many of those students in each of those categories were from (i) the UK, (ii) the EU (iii) non-UK, non-EU countries, (iv) China, (v) Macau and (vi) Hong Kong in each of those years.
Answered by Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled in higher education.
Counts of student enrolments at each UK higher education institution (HEI) are available by level of study and region of domicile (UK, EU, non-EU) for the academic years 2014/15 to 2018/19 in Table 1 of HESA’s Higher Education Student Data pages: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-1.
In addition, data is available by level of study and individual countries of domicile for the academic years 2014/15 to 2018/19 in Table 28 of HESA’s Student Data pages: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-28.
Student enrolment data prior to 2014/15 can be accessed through HESA’s publications archive at https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications. The drop-down “Students in Higher Education” shows the list of historic publications going back to the academic year 1994/95. Equivalent information exists for Table 1 of each publication year.
Student enrolment data prior to 2014/15 by individual countries of domicile is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, since the introduction of the GCSE resit policy for maths and English, how many and what proportion of 16-18 year olds resat (a) maths GCSE, (b) English GCSE and (c) both maths and English GCSE by (i) household income and (ii) special education needs.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The information requested is not routinely available in 16 to 18 publications and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The closest available information can be found in tables 11a and 11b as part of the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised)’[1] national statistics, which were released on the 23 January 2020.
Students who are continuing to study English and mathematics, who are not yet at the end of 16 to 18 study, or who had previously achieved a grade 4/C or above in these subjects, will not be included in these figures.
[1] A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2018-to-2019-revised. Please refer to table 11a “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE English and other English qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”, and table 11b “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE mathematics and other mathematics qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”.