Official Statistics

Destinations of KS4 and 16 to 18 (KS5) students: 2018

Data on key stage 4 (KS4) and 16 to 18 (KS5) students going into apprenticeship, education and employment destinations.

Applies to England

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Destinations of key stage 4 and 16 to 18 students 2018: main text

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Destinations of KS4 and 16 to 18 students 2018: progression to higher education or training

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Longer term destination measures for 2012 to 2013 cohort

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Destinations of KS4 and 16 to 18 students 2018: additional and underlying data

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Details

This release provides information on the destinations of students reaching the end of key stage 4, 16 to 18 study, and also a new progression to higher education and training to measure:

  • pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2016 to 2017 (destinations in the year following institution attendance)
  • students who reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2016 to 2017 (destinations in the year following institution attendance) - this cohort now includes additional students who took qualifications below level 3
  • students who reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2015 to 2016 (progression to higher education or training over 2 years after A levels or other level 3 qualifications, including a value-added score)
  • pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2012 to 2013 and their activity 1, 3 and 5 years following institution attendance

The releases give breakdowns for specific student characteristics and institution types.

Destination measures statistics team

Updates to this page

Published 17 October 2019
Last updated 6 February 2020 + show all updates
  1. Published revised 'Destinations of KS4 and 16 to 18 students 2018: key stage 4 institution level tables' and updated 'Destinations of KS4 and 16 to 18 students 2018: additional and underlying data'.

  2. Added revised 16 to 18 institutional level tables and key stage 4 longer term destinations tables and commentary. Added revised progression to higher education and learning tables following an improvement in the processing.

  3. First published.

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