Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the students who commenced a foundation degree in 2013–14 did so at (1) a university, (2) a further education college, or (3) an alternative provider.

Information prepared by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on entry to Foundation Degrees at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Further Education Colleges (FECs) in England in the academic years 2013/14 and 2014/15 is given in the table below.

Statistics for entry to Foundation Degrees at Alternative Providers (AP) of Higher Education have been available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) from the academic year 2014/15. There were 130 entrants to Foundation Degrees at the 63 reporting providers. Information on completions can only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Full-person equivalent students commencing a foundation degree

HEIs and FECs in England

Academic Years 2013/14 and 2014/15

Source: Information is derived from the HESA student return and the Skills Funding Agency individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return

Prepared by: Analytical Services Directorate, HEFCE, 7 September 2016

Coverage:

- Includes students registered with HEIs but taught at FECs or APs under franchised arrangements.

- Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE.

- Includes all modes of higher education study and distance learners.

- Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5.