Destinations of key stage 4 and 5 students: 2025
Data on students going into apprenticeship, education and employment destinations, and on 16 to 19 students progressing to higher education or training.
Applies to England
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‘Key stage 4 destinations’ shows data on where pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2023 to 2024 went in the next academic year.
‘16 to 19 destinations’ shows data on where students who reached the end of 16 to 19 study in 2023 to 2024 went in the year after their institution attendance.
‘Progression to higher education or training’ includes a value-added score. It shows the proportion of A level and other level 3 students who progressed to higher education or training in the 2 years after completing their 16 to 19 study. These students reached the end of 16 to 19 study in 2022 to 2023.
‘Longer-term destinations’ shows the longer-term destinations of pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2018 to 2019 (1, 3 and 5 years following institution attendance).
The releases give breakdowns for specific student characteristics and institution types.