§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of leavers aged 16 to 18 years entered higher education following completion of A-levels from(a) sixth forms in independent schools, (b) sixth forms in maintained schools, (c) sixth form colleges and (d) other further education colleges in the last year for which figures are available. [120920]
§ Mr. WicksThe available information, for entry to full-time higher education, is given in the table. Equivalent data for part-time admissions are not available.
Prior educational establishments of students aged 16–18 with A-level1 qualifications accepted for entry in 1999 through UCAS to full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses Previous establishment Number of acceptances Percentage of total Sixth Form Centre 1,780 1.5 Independent School 19,906 16.6 Sixth From College 18,763 15.6 Maintained Schools 67,819 56.5 Other2 10,777 9.0 Not known 924 0.8 Total 119,969 100.0 1A-level being the highest qualification on entry 2Includes Other FE/HE establishments