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<p>The department collects data on entries into GCSE and Functional Skills English
and maths by students aged 16 to18 attending schools and colleges in England, including
independent schools. Most students aged 16 to 18 enter below level 3 English and maths
qualifications because they did not achieve a GCSE pass at grade 9 to 4 or equivalent
during key stage 4, and so are required to continue to study those subjects under
condition of funding rules. More information on condition of funding rules can be
found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-funding-maths-and-english-condition-of-funding"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-funding-maths-and-english-condition-of-funding</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Data is published in the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results’ national statistics
release and provides the number of entries and pass rates in each year. A link to
this publication is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Tables 1 and 2 of the attached spreadsheet provide the data by the breakdowns
requested. Data by year group is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Note that a student
may appear in the data more than once, for example if they entered exams both at the
start of the academic year and in the following summer. Further, whilst the data shows
many more entries by 16 to18 year olds in GCSEs versus Functional Skills at level
2, this to some extent follows differences in data collected by awarding organisations,
where each recorded ‘entry’ in Functional Skills possibly reflects multiple assessment
attempts. Local practice will vary and practices in large individual colleges can
have impact on regional rates.</p><p> </p><p>The department also publishes related
data in the ‘Level 2 and 4 attainment by age 16 to 25’ national statistics release.</p><p>This
tracks the attainment in English and maths for students in the mainstream state sector
in year 11, which is the final year of secondary school, to age 19 (so 16 to 19),
and includes data on achievement of 19 year olds in level 2 English or maths broken
down by disadvantage status and prior attainment. More information can be accessed
via the links below:</p><ul><li>Level 2 and 3 attainment by age 16 to 25: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/level-2-and-3-attainment-by-young-people-aged-19"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/level-2-and-3-attainment-by-young-people-aged-19</a>.</li><li>Data
on achievement of 19 year olds in level 2 English or maths: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/9201f54a-b415-403c-46ab-08dc15e274f3"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/9201f54a-b415-403c-46ab-08dc15e274f3</a>.</li><li>Disadvantage
status: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/fbe46912-8b51-47a9-ab08-08dc15deba2a"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/fbe46912-8b51-47a9-ab08-08dc15deba2a</a>.</li><li>Prior
attainment: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8d49f533-d064-4ff6-ab09-08dc15deba2a"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/8d49f533-d064-4ff6-ab09-08dc15deba2a</a>.</li></ul><p>
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