§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of 16-year-olds in Romford have opted to continue into further and higher education in each of the past five years. [34143]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisData on the proportion of 16-year-olds continuing in post-compulsory education is not calculated for areas smaller than LEAs as reliable estimates cannot be made.
The percentage of 16-year-olds participating in full-time and part-time education for Havering LEA, which includes Romford, in the latest five years for which data are available is as follows:
Percentage of 16-year-olds participating in full-time and part-time education1: Havering LEA Full-time Part-time 1995–96 74 5 1886–97 71 4 1997–98 73 10 1998–99 71 4 1999–2000 72 4 1 Includes participation in schools, sixth form colleges and further education colleges. Participation rates by LEA for 16 and 17-year-olds are published in an annual statistical bulletin, "Participation in Education and Training by Young People Aged 16 and 17 in Each Local Area and Region, England".
Figures for the number of school leavers who later go on to higher education are not collated centrally on a constituency basis.