Official Statistics

Destinations of key stage 4 and 5 students: 2020

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

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 21 October 2021
• Last updated: 7 July 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Key stage 4 destination measures: 2019 to 2020

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-destination-measures/2019-20

16 to 18 destination measures: 2019 to 2020

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/16-18-destination-measures/2019-20

Progression to higher education or training: 2019 to 2020

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/progression-to-higher-education-or-training/2019-20

Longer term destinations 2019 to 2020

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/longer-term-destinations

Details

These releases provide information on the destinations of students reaching the end of key stage 4 and 16 to 18 study, and also a progression to higher education and training measure as follows:

• pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2018 to 2019 (destinations in the year following institution attendance)
• students who reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2018 to 2019 (destinations in the year following institution attendance)
• students who reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2017 to 2018 (progression to higher education or training over 2 years after A levels or other level 3 qualifications, including a value-added score)
• longer term destinations of pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2014 to 2015 (1, 3 and 5 years following institution attendance)

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

Published 21 October 2021
Last updated 7 July 2022 + show all updates

1. 7 July 2022

   Added, 'Longer term destinations 2019 to 2020'.

2. 21 October 2021

   First published.