Official Statistics

Destinations of key stage 4 and 5 students: 2022

Data on students going into apprenticeship, education and employment destinations, and on 16 to 18 students progressing to higher education or training.

Applies to England

Documents

Key stage 4 destination measures: 2021 to 2022

16 to 18 destination measures: 2021 to 2022

Progression to higher education or training: 2021 to 2022

Longer term destinations: 2021 to 2022

Details

‘Key stage 4 destinations’ shows data on where pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2020 to 2021 went in the next academic year.

’16 to 18 destinations’ shows data on where students who reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2020 to 2021 went in the year after their institution attendance.

‘Progression to higher education or training’ includes a value-added score. It shows the proportion of A level and other level 3 students who progressed to higher education or training in the 2 years after completing their 16 to 18 study. These students reached the end of 16 to 18 study in 2019 to 2020.

‘Longer Term Destinations 2021 to 2022’ shows the longer term destinations of pupils who finished key stage 4 in 2016 to 2017 (1, 3 and 5 years following institution attendance).

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

Updates to this page

Published 19 October 2023
Last updated 9 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added a link to 'Longer Term Destinations 2021 to 2022' data and updated the detail section to explain what this data covers.

  2. First published.

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