STEM Subjects: GCE A-level
(asked on 24th November 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number of students eligible for the 16-19 large programme uplift funding in the last five academic years studied four or more A Levels and pursued STEM-related subjects.
The requested data can be found in the below table. Please note that the large programme uplift (LPU) is calculated using attainment data and as such operates on a three-year lag. Therefore, the latest LPU calculation was for 2025/26 academic year allocations based on 2022/23 attainment data. The department has announced that moving forward LPU funding will be focused on large programmes which include maths, further maths and other high value A-levels.
Time Period | Number of Students |
2022/23 | 7606 |
2021/22 | 7875 |
2020/21 | 9126 |
2019/20 | 8230 |
2018/19 | 6485 |
Notes about the data:
1. Includes state-funded students who ended 16-18 study in the reported year (e.g. 2022/23).
2. Includes students who entered for at least four STEM A levels and achieved at least a grade B in each A level, or a grade C in the case of further mathematics.
3. Discounting rules apply (i.e. where students have multiples entries in the same subject, the best result is included).
4. STEM subjects are defined by subject mapping codes as used in the A level and other 16 to 18 results statistical release.