Statistics providing information on measures of widening participation in higher education.

These include estimates of progression to higher education (HE) by age 19 for state-funded pupils by personal characteristics, including:

• eligibility for free school meals (FSM)
• gender
• ethnicity
• special educational need (SEN) status
• first language

Figures are also provided showing estimated percentages of A level and equivalent students, by school or college type, who progressed to HE by age 19 with breakdowns for high tariff higher education providers.

Further breakdowns include progression by POLAR disadvantage and Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework rating.

Statistics providing information on measures of widening participation in higher education.

These include estimates of state-funded pupils’ progression to higher education (HE) by age 19 according to their personal characteristics at age 15, including:

• eligibility for free school meals (FSM)
• gender
• ethnicity
• special educational need (SEN) status
• first language
• looked after children
• children in need

The publication also includes the following:

• geographic breakdowns to enable comparisons of HE progression rates between local authorities and regions
• estimated percentages of A level and equivalent students at age 17, by school or college type, who progressed to HE by age 19
• progression by POLAR disadvantage and Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework rating
• breakdowns for high tariff HE providers