§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 16 to 18-year-olds in Stoke-on-Trent LEA have moved into(a) further education and (b) higher education over the last five years; what percentage the figures represent of the total number of 16 to 18-year-olds in the area; and what the national average figures are. [112977]
§ Margaret HodgeThe information is as follows:
(a) The percentages of 16 and 17-year-olds participating in full-time education in Stoke-on-Trent LEA, in the four years for which data are available are set out in the table. Prior to 1997/98 Stoke on Trent LEA was part of Staffordshire LEA. Participation rates at sub-national level are only available for 16 and 17-year-olds.
Participation in full-time further education1 Percentage of age group End 1997 End 1998 End 1999 End 2000 16-year-olds Stoke-on-Trent LEA 49 52 58 60 England 70 70 71 71 17- year- olds Stoke-on-Trent LEA 38 38 41 46 England 57 57 58 58 1 Includes participation in schools, sixth form colleges and further and higher education institutions. Note:
Population data do not include any revisions following the 2001 census.
Source:
DfES Statistical Bulletin, published 16 December 2002.
Participation rates by LEA for 16 and 17-year-olds are published in an annual statistical bulletin, 'Participation in Education and Training by 16 and 17-Year-Olds in Each Local Area in England'. This bulletin is available on the departmental website www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics.
(b) The proportion of students domiciled in Stoke-on-Trent LEA and England, aged 18 and accepted through UCAS to full-time undergraduate courses in the UK is given in the table.
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17-year-old population 18-year-olds accepted to HE Proportion entering Higher Education (Percentage) Stoke-on-Trent LEA Autumn 1997 entry 2,900 331 11.3 Autumn 1998 entry 3,000 360 11.9 Autumn 1999 entry 3,100 339 11.0 Autumn 2000 entry 3,000 382 12.8 Autumn 2001 entry 3,100 502 16.1 Autumn 2002 entry 3,000 431 14.6 England Autumn 1997 entry 601,100 123,121 20.5 Autumn 1998 entry 619,700 124,533 20.1 Autumn 1999 entry 612,100 123,441 20.2 Autumn 2000 entry 601,000 123,708 20.6 Autumn 2001 entry 610,900 131,322 21.5 Autumn 2002 entry 613,600 134,840 22.0 Note:
Participation rates have been calculated using the 17-year-old population from the previous year to reduce the distortion caused to LEA populations by the migration of students to their place of study. Figures include a very small number of accepted applicants of unknown English domicile. Population figures relate to persons aged 17 at 31 August in the year prior to entry, counts taken at the following 1 January; accepted applicants are aged 18 at 30 September in the year of entry.