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<p>The Department has published the number of students entering A level computer studies
or computing, split by free school meal (FSM) eligibility, from 2011/12 – 2016/17.[1]
Figures for 2011/12 – 2015/16 were based on exam results achieved in the report year.
In addition, for 2015/16 figures only include students who were included in the ‘best
3 A levels’ measure. From 2016/17, figures cover exam results achieved in all years
of 16-18 studies (up to 3 years) and inclusion in the best 3 A level measure was no
longer used in the methodology, resulting in more students being included and correspondingly
higher rates of entry. Due to the changes in methodology, neither 2015/16 nor 2016/17
are comparable with other years.</p><p> </p><p>The total number and percentage of
students entering A level computer studies or computing in each year is provided in
the attached tables, as well as the percentage of entrants into each subject who were
eligible for FSM.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2017/18 will be published in the revised
publication, at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years</a>
on 24 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] For 2010/11 – 2015/16 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics</a>.
For 2016/17 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised</a>
(open the ‘A level exam results and A level and vocational participation csv’ and
then the ‘A level subjects by characteristics’ file).</p><p> </p>
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