Next Steps: Sweeps 1-9, 2004-2023
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteUCL Institute Of Education University College London (2025). Next Steps: Sweeps 1-9, 2004-2023 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/ukda-sn-5545-10Unique identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5255/ukda-sn-5545-10Dataset updated2025AuthorsUCL Institute Of Education University College LondonDescriptionNext Steps (also known as the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE1)) is a major longitudinal cohort study following a nationally representative group of around 16,000 who were in Year 9 attending state and independent schools in England in 2004, a cohort born in 1989-90.
The first seven sweeps of the study were conducted annually (2004-2010) when the study was funded and managed by the Department for Education (DfE). The study mainly focused on the educational and early labour market experiences of young people.
In 2015 Next Steps was restarted, under the management of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) at the UCL Faculty of Education and Society (IOE) and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Next Steps Age 25 survey was aimed at increasing the understanding of the lives of young adults growing up today and the transitions out of education and into early adult life.
The Next Steps Age 32 Survey took place between April 2022 and September 2023 and is the ninth sweep of the study. The Age 32 Survey aimed to provide data for research and policy on the lives of this generation of adults in their early 30s. This sweep also collected information on many wider aspects of cohort members' lives including health and wellbeing, politics and social participation, identity and attitudes as well as capturing personality, resilience, working memory and financial literacy.
Next Steps survey data is also linked to the National Pupil Database (NPD), the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), the Individualised Learner Records (ILR) and the Student Loans Company (SLC).
There are now two separate studies that began under the LSYPE programme. The second study, Our Future (LSYPE2) (available at the UK Data Service under GN 2000110), began in 2013 and will track a sample of over 13,000 young people annually from ages 13/14 through to age 20.
Further information about Next Steps may be found on the CLS website.
Secure Access datasets:Secure Access versions of Next Steps have more restrictive access conditions than Safeguarded versions available under the standard End User Licence (see 'Access' section).
Secure Access versions of the Next Steps include:- sensitive variables from the questionnaire data for Sweeps 1-9. These are available under Secure Access SN 8656.
- National Pupil Database (NPD) linked data at Key Stages 2, 3, 4 and 5, England. These are available under SN 7104.
- Linked Individualised Learner Records learner and learning aims datasets for academic years 2005 to 2014, England. These are available under SN 8577.
- detailed geographic indicators for Sweep 1 and Sweep 8 (2001 Census Boundaries) are available under SN 8189, geographic indicators for Sweep 8 and 9 (2011 Census Boundaries) are available under SN 8190, and geographic indicators for Sweep 9 (2021 Census Boundaries) are available under SN 9337. The Sweep 1 geography file was previously held under SN 7104.
- Linked Health Administrative Datasets (Hospital Episode Statistics) for financial years 1997-2022 held under SN 8681.
- Linked Student Loans Company Records for years 2007-2021 held under SN 8848.
SN 5545 - Next Steps: Sweeps 1-9, 2004-2023 includes the main Next Steps survey data from Sweep 1 (age 14) to Sweep 9 (age 32).
Latest edition information
For the eighteenth edition (February 2025), the Sweep 9 Derived Variables data file has been updated with some newly derived variables categorised under the household (W9DCHNO12, W9DTOTCH, W9DTOTOWNCH) and education (W9DAQLVLH, W9DVQLVLH) sections. The Longitudinal data file have been updated with changes to the weight variables. Three out of the four weights in the previous version have been removed. W9FINWTALLB has been renamed to W9FINWT in line with previous sweeps. The user guide has been updated to reflect these changes. Furthermore, the derived variables user guide has been merged into the main user guide and can be accessed via Appendix 1.Adult skills fund (ASF) postcode files
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Updated Mar 6, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteEducation and Skills Funding Agency (2025). Adult skills fund (ASF) postcode files [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-skills-fund-asf-postcode-filesDataset updatedMar 6, 2025AuthorsEducation and Skills Funding AgencyDescriptionYou might also find reference data on area cost uplifts and disadvantage uplift factors to use with funding calculations useful.
What this data is for
We use this data in the funding system to support publicly funded education and skills in England; covering the adult skills fund, both in devolved and non-devolved areas.
The guidance document accompanying the data file explains how we use this data and what you can do with it to aid your enrolment of learners, and creation of individualised learner record data.
How to access the data
The complete ASF postcode dataset is too large for you to open conventionally in spreadsheet software. You can load this file into a database or BI software to query the whole dataset.
To allow you to view the data in a spreadsheet, we have split the complete ASF postcode dataset into several spreadsheet readable csv files.
Devolved ASF postcode file
Devolved ASF postcode dataset.csv
This file contains just the postcodes from the complete ASF postcode file that fall within devolved authority areas.
Spreadsheet friendly ASF postcode files
Spreadsheet friendly A-K ASF postcode dataset.csv
This file contains all postcodes from the complete ASF postcode file that begin with the letters A to K, including all Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funded, devolved authority funded and non-funded British (Welsh and Scottish) postcodes.
Spreadsheet friendly L-R ASF postcode dataset.csv
This file contains all postcodes from the complete ASF postcode file that begin with the letters L to R, including all ESFA funded, devolved authority funded and non-funded British (Welsh and Scottish) postcodes.
Spreadsheet friendly S-Z ASF postcode dataset.csv
This file contains all postcodes from the complete ASF postcode file that begin with the letters S to Z, including all ESFA funded, devolved authority funded and non-funded British (Welsh and Scottish) postcodes.
Pupil attendance in schools
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Updated Mar 20, 2025ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteDepartment for Education (2025). Pupil attendance in schools [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-attendance-in-schoolsDataset updatedMar 20, 2025AuthorsDepartment for EducationDescriptionThis publication provides information on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded:
- primary schools
- secondary schools
- special schools
State-funded schools receive funding through their local authority or direct from the government.
It includes daily, weekly and year-to-date information on attendance and absence, in addition to reasons for absence. The release uses regular data automatically submitted to the Department for Education by participating schools.
The attached page includes links to attendance statistics published since September 2022.
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FacebookTwitterEmailThe first seven sweeps of the study were conducted annually (2004-2010) when the study was funded and managed by the Department for Education (DfE). The study mainly focused on the educational and early labour market experiences of young people.
In 2015 Next Steps was restarted, under the management of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) at the UCL Faculty of Education and Society (IOE) and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Next Steps Age 25 survey was aimed at increasing the understanding of the lives of young adults growing up today and the transitions out of education and into early adult life.
The Next Steps Age 32 Survey took place between April 2022 and September 2023 and is the ninth sweep of the study. The Age 32 Survey aimed to provide data for research and policy on the lives of this generation of adults in their early 30s. This sweep also collected information on many wider aspects of cohort members' lives including health and wellbeing, politics and social participation, identity and attitudes as well as capturing personality, resilience, working memory and financial literacy.
Next Steps survey data is also linked to the National Pupil Database (NPD), the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), the Individualised Learner Records (ILR) and the Student Loans Company (SLC).
There are now two separate studies that began under the LSYPE programme. The second study, Our Future (LSYPE2) (available at the UK Data Service under GN 2000110), began in 2013 and will track a sample of over 13,000 young people annually from ages 13/14 through to age 20.
Further information about Next Steps may be found on the CLS website.
Secure Access datasets:
Secure Access versions of Next Steps have more restrictive access conditions than Safeguarded versions available under the standard End User Licence (see 'Access' section).
Secure Access versions of the Next Steps include:
- sensitive variables from the questionnaire data for Sweeps 1-9. These are available under Secure Access SN 8656.
- National Pupil Database (NPD) linked data at Key Stages 2, 3, 4 and 5, England. These are available under SN 7104.
- Linked Individualised Learner Records learner and learning aims datasets for academic years 2005 to 2014, England. These are available under SN 8577.
- detailed geographic indicators for Sweep 1 and Sweep 8 (2001 Census Boundaries) are available under SN 8189, geographic indicators for Sweep 8 and 9 (2011 Census Boundaries) are available under SN 8190, and geographic indicators for Sweep 9 (2021 Census Boundaries) are available under SN 9337. The Sweep 1 geography file was previously held under SN 7104.
- Linked Health Administrative Datasets (Hospital Episode Statistics) for financial years 1997-2022 held under SN 8681.
- Linked Student Loans Company Records for years 2007-2021 held under SN 8848.
SN 5545 - Next Steps: Sweeps 1-9, 2004-2023 includes the main
Next Steps survey data from Sweep 1 (age 14) to Sweep 9 (age 32).
Latest edition information
For the eighteenth edition (February 2025), the Sweep 9 Derived Variables data file has been updated with some newly derived variables categorised under the household (W9DCHNO12, W9DTOTCH, W9DTOTOWNCH) and education (W9DAQLVLH, W9DVQLVLH) sections. The Longitudinal data file have been updated with changes to the weight variables. Three out of the four weights in the previous version have been removed. W9FINWTALLB has been renamed to W9FINWT in line with previous sweeps. The user guide has been updated to reflect these changes. Furthermore, the derived variables user guide has been merged into the main user guide and can be accessed via Appendix 1.