GCE A-level: Disadvantaged
(asked on 8th February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of young people in (a) Ashfield, constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England who were eligible for free school meals at age 15 achieved two or more A levels or equivalent qualifications by the age of 19 in each of the last three years for which data is available.
The Department’s official estimates of Level 2 and 3 attainment by young people aged 19 are published annually. The latest figures available were published in March 2017 and the latest cohort for which attainment at age 19 is available is those aged 19 in 2016. The latest publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-2-and-3-attainment-by-young-people-aged-19-in-2016. It includes both national and local authority estimates by free school meal eligibility.
A young person achieving two or more A levels or equivalent is classed as having achieved a full Level 3.
Constituency figures are not included in the publication but are given in the table below. The constituency has been allocated based on the postcode of the young person’s residence at age 15. The local authority figure for Nottinghamshire has also been allocated based on the postcode of residence. This differs slightly to the methodology used in the local authority tables in the referenced publication which is based on the school location at age 15; however figures at local authority level are broadly similar.
Proportion of cohort 19 achieving full level 3 | England | Nottinghamshire | Ashfield Constituency |
in 2014 | |||
Of those eligible for FSM | 35.7% | 23.4% | 18.1% |
Of those not eligible for FSM | 60.5% | 55.8% | 43.1% |
All | 57.0% | 52.5% | 40.2% |
in 2015 | |||
Of those eligible for FSM | 36.4% | 22.8% | 16.1% |
Of those not eligible for FSM | 61.0% | 55.2% | 42.2% |
All | 57.5% | 51.7% | 38.1% |
in 2016 | |||
Of those eligible for FSM | 36.2% | 26.7% | 23.2% |
Of those not eligible for FSM | 60.7% | 56.9% | 42.2% |
All | 57.1% | 53.3% | 39.3% |
1: Local authority and constituency are based on young person’s home postcode at age 15