Destinations after 16 to 18 study by council, England

Official statistics

Students in state-funded mainstream schools and colleges completing 16 to 18 study and those in sustained education, an apprenticeship or employment the year after, in each of England's councils with education duties, with the regions and England, from the DfE.

England

556,294

2023/24 · Students completing 16 to 18 study

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:18 UTC

Destinations after 16 to 18 study by council, England

Source: Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

161 rows

Area	Students completing 16 to 18 study	Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment	Sustained education	Sustained apprenticeship	Sustained employment	Not sustained	Activity not captured
Hampshire E10000014	17,135	14,004	6,832	1,192	5,980	2,212	919
Kent E10000016	15,297	12,161	6,748	881	4,532	2,270	866
Hertfordshire E10000015	14,998	12,015	7,261	793	3,961	2,095	888
Essex E10000012	13,557	10,893	5,470	1,159	4,264	1,924	740
Lancashire E10000017	11,330	8,905	4,700	1,108	3,097	1,820	605
Birmingham E08000025	10,552	7,722	5,639	498	1,585	2,010	820
Surrey E10000030	10,307	8,382	4,774	486	3,122	1,346	579
Oxfordshire E10000025	9,106	7,155	3,099	578	3,478	1,409	542
Leeds E08000035	8,946	6,739	3,735	757	2,247	1,683	524
West Sussex E10000032	8,323	6,321	2,830	486	3,005	1,295	707
Staffordshire E10000028	8,194	6,578	3,154	826	2,598	1,232	384
Norfolk E10000020	7,723	6,029	2,531	611	2,887	1,307	387
Suffolk E10000029	7,499	5,851	2,329	731	2,791	1,244	404
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	7,337	5,313	2,717	612	1,984	1,537	487
Manchester E08000003	7,063	5,320	3,858	216	1,246	1,179	564
Gloucestershire E10000013	6,854	5,713	2,784	540	2,389	847	294
Warwickshire E10000031	6,720	5,193	2,612	563	2,018	1,170	357
Devon E10000008	6,278	4,963	1,864	525	2,574	1,013	302
Tower Hamlets E09000030	6,270	4,513	2,849	327	1,337	1,225	532
Lincolnshire E10000019	6,085	4,857	2,644	527	1,686	930	298
Dudley E08000027	6,050	4,468	2,520	520	1,428	1,207	375
Cambridgeshire E10000003	5,792	4,794	2,472	304	2,018	715	283
Cornwall E06000052	5,574	4,244	1,732	427	2,085	1,036	294
Cheshire East E06000049	5,561	4,280	1,877	459	1,944	963	318
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	5,321	4,002	2,386	337	1,279	970	349
Camden E09000007	5,321	3,714	2,500	152	1,062	1,141	466
Nottinghamshire E10000024	5,289	4,344	2,435	374	1,535	724	221
Hillingdon E09000017	5,186	3,889	2,708	243	938	884	413
Buckinghamshire E06000060	5,157	4,230	2,810	238	1,182	604	323
Bradford E08000032	5,073	3,556	2,480	255	821	1,173	344
Leicestershire E10000018	5,054	4,116	2,183	470	1,463	621	317
West Northamptonshire E06000062	5,028	4,009	1,917	340	1,752	773	246
Leicester E06000016	5,013	3,730	2,331	306	1,093	857	426
Kirklees E08000034	4,909	3,768	2,394	387	987	862	279
Somerset E06000066	4,793	3,831	1,326	524	1,981	748	214
Nottingham E06000018	4,776	3,561	2,033	293	1,235	939	276
Barnet E09000003	4,770	3,739	2,968	119	652	572	459
Liverpool E08000012	4,735	3,717	2,428	269	1,020	782	236
Bromley E09000006	4,692	3,572	2,213	280	1,079	773	347
Solihull E08000029	4,650	3,474	1,956	310	1,208	882	294
Bedford E06000055	4,593	3,459	1,405	326	1,728	844	290
County Durham E06000047	4,517	3,407	1,706	527	1,174	892	218
East Sussex E10000011	4,363	3,195	1,416	223	1,556	822	346
Sandwell E08000028	4,335	2,926	1,980	194	752	1,071	338
Bristol, City of E06000023	4,115	3,137	1,430	281	1,426	725	253
Trafford E08000009	4,083	3,117	1,803	269	1,045	677	289
Wakefield E08000036	4,022	3,078	1,546	348	1,184	748	196
Worcestershire E10000034	3,969	3,225	1,573	324	1,328	580	164
Newham E09000025	3,949	2,983	2,341	147	495	677	289
Derbyshire E10000007	3,842	3,143	1,731	399	1,013	529	170
Doncaster E08000017	3,835	2,806	1,229	364	1,213	801	228
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	3,816	2,810	1,375	289	1,146	723	283
Wigan E08000010	3,811	3,046	1,639	389	1,018	598	167
Medway E06000035	3,782	2,799	1,293	321	1,185	734	249
Wiltshire E06000054	3,751	2,988	1,362	247	1,379	547	216
North Yorkshire E06000065	3,683	3,075	1,716	301	1,058	455	153
Waltham Forest E09000031	3,665	2,586	1,891	120	575	749	330
Peterborough E06000031	3,661	2,739	1,390	237	1,112	665	257
Walsall E08000030	3,525	2,621	1,579	249	793	698	206
York E06000014	3,487	2,766	1,152	300	1,314	486	235
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	3,419	2,535	1,654	130	751	653	231
Westminster E09000033	3,395	2,488	1,885	83	520	608	299
Coventry E08000026	3,378	2,564	1,680	214	670	586	228
Derby E06000015	3,375	2,582	1,276	404	902	585	208
Slough E06000039	3,332	2,658	1,661	200	797	448	226
Croydon E09000008	3,280	2,453	1,766	71	616	586	241
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	3,257	2,479	1,324	359	796	610	168
Wirral E08000015	3,241	2,505	1,448	239	818	573	163
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	3,177	2,427	1,140	252	1,035	560	190
Milton Keynes E06000042	3,112	2,511	1,390	189	932	423	178
Rotherham E08000018	3,086	2,314	1,129	288	897	633	139
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	2,987	2,062	844	285	933	769	156
Brighton and Hove E06000043	2,978	2,328	1,270	78	980	469	181
Redbridge E09000026	2,911	2,470	2,088	99	283	254	187
Bury E08000002	2,893	2,171	1,237	203	731	547	175
Middlesbrough E06000002	2,797	2,057	975	350	732	619	121
Oldham E08000004	2,787	2,073	1,354	182	537	536	178
Sunderland E08000024	2,763	2,025	1,012	280	733	619	119
South Gloucestershire E06000025	2,756	2,155	844	232	1,079	424	177
Hounslow E09000018	2,739	2,089	1,602	68	419	414	236
Dorset E06000059	2,731	2,138	932	190	1,016	427	166
Bolton E08000001	2,645	1,900	1,108	200	592	555	190
St. Helens E08000013	2,629	1,953	1,075	203	675	538	138
Plymouth E06000026	2,627	2,028	920	311	797	481	118
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	2,620	1,901	853	226	822	579	140
Tameside E08000008	2,611	1,941	950	232	759	541	129
Sefton E08000014	2,582	1,948	982	196	770	470	164
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	2,579	2,029	852	221	956	401	149
Wolverhampton E08000031	2,565	1,914	1,363	154	397	488	163
Harrow E09000015	2,557	2,077	1,705	75	297	286	194
Rochdale E08000005	2,543	1,837	1,081	211	545	543	163
Swindon E06000030	2,489	1,836	833	164	839	495	158
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	2,477	1,812	1,270	122	420	458	207
Warrington E06000007	2,376	1,891	852	236	803	363	122
Blackpool E06000009	2,357	1,742	718	215	809	491	124
Enfield E09000010	2,356	1,864	1,459	65	340	320	172
Salford E08000006	2,287	1,659	883	142	634	456	172
Shropshire E06000051	2,255	1,796	818	183	795	328	131
North Somerset E06000024	2,250	1,689	692	231	766	385	176
Ealing E09000009	2,229	1,870	1,594	53	223	214	145
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	2,201	1,806	599	422	785	305	90
Sutton E09000029	2,201	1,980	1,672	61	247	120	101
Gateshead E08000037	2,162	1,641	838	214	589	357	164
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	2,144	1,714	689	169	856	319	111
Wandsworth E09000032	2,144	1,733	1,382	43	308	260	151
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	2,130	1,905	1,293	114	498	153	72
Greenwich E09000011	2,088	1,562	1,121	89	352	371	155
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	2,010	1,474	882	125	467	412	124
Lambeth E09000022	1,980	1,509	1,142	57	310	317	154
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	1,971	1,451	1,112	48	291	340	180
Bexley E09000004	1,902	1,664	1,229	130	305	148	90
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	1,857	1,502	717	189	596	261	94
Calderdale E08000033	1,841	1,326	720	192	414	394	121
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	1,823	1,223	680	141	402	457	143
Haringey E09000014	1,791	1,426	1,155	30	241	249	116
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	1,761	1,374	766	134	474	299	88
Brent E09000005	1,757	1,446	1,200	49	197	179	132
Darlington E06000005	1,747	1,396	722	173	501	277	74
Halton E06000006	1,739	1,326	640	155	531	338	75
Hackney E09000012	1,718	1,350	1,068	49	233	224	144
Luton E06000032	1,664	1,348	961	101	286	228	88
Torbay E06000027	1,650	1,205	498	143	564	337	108
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	1,635	1,296	633	100	563	251	88
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	1,620	1,127	606	148	373	401	92
Cumberland E06000063	1,604	1,363	575	322	466	188	53
West Berkshire E06000037	1,596	1,371	761	116	494	165	60
North Northamptonshire E06000061	1,580	1,407	934	73	400	125	48
Southwark E09000028	1,562	1,334	1,080	47	207	141	87
Portsmouth E06000044	1,555	1,091	481	144	466	323	141
Lewisham E09000023	1,475	1,235	998	38	199	150	90
Southampton E06000045	1,437	997	421	87	489	337	103
South Tyneside E08000023	1,419	1,032	535	212	285	319	68
Northumberland E06000057	1,390	1,234	772	129	333	120	36
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	1,286	1,012	707	37	268	178	96
Stockport E08000007	1,277	1,123	669	93	361	114	40
Isle of Wight E06000046	1,076	823	407	89	327	205	48
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	1,034	885	589	53	243	101	48
Wokingham E06000041	1,026	898	648	51	199	76	52
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	1,016	822	710	15	97	116	78
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	961	776	501	89	186	144	41
Reading E06000038	900	769	598	34	137	73	58
Islington E09000019	891	709	531	14	164	112	70
North Lincolnshire E06000013	848	666	386	61	219	137	45
North Tyneside E08000022	820	717	497	56	164	73	30
Havering E09000016	803	722	477	76	169	59	22
Merton E09000024	752	639	536	28	75	73	40
Hartlepool E06000001	642	437	169	115	153	178	27
Thurrock E06000034	576	526	378	33	115	30	20
Bracknell Forest E06000036	467	422	263	38	121	27	18
Rutland E06000017	170	164	107	5	52	5	1
Knowsley E08000011	39	34	16	2	16	4	1
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
City of London E09000001	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students
Isles of Scilly E06000053	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students	no state-funded mainstream school or college with 16 to 18 students
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019
North East	28,175	21,162	11,050	2,905	7,207	5,536	1,477
North West	76,347	58,785	32,465	6,218	20,102	13,191	4,371
Yorkshire and The Humber	55,772	42,040	22,611	4,649	14,780	10,561	3,171
East Midlands	40,212	31,913	17,591	3,191	11,131	6,088	2,211
West Midlands	62,543	47,358	27,374	4,515	15,469	11,364	3,821
East of England	65,514	51,760	26,205	4,684	20,871	10,026	3,728
London	84,553	65,248	48,613	2,965	13,670	12,851	6,454
South East	91,983	73,000	38,291	5,484	29,225	13,339	5,644
South West	51,189	40,068	17,046	4,236	18,786	8,344	2,777
England	556,294	431,340	241,246	38,849	151,245	91,300	33,654

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Students completing 16 to 18 study · 128 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

39 to 1,604
1,604 to 2,229
2,229 to 2,978
2,978 to 4,083
4,083 to 11k

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	1127 of 1127 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	1127 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	1127 of 1127 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	EES data set is current	latest period 2023/24 ended 792 days before retrieval (limit 1250)
Pass	The data set's CSV agrees	2934 of 2934 cells of the stored query, figures and marks, equal version 2.0's CSV (https://api.education.gov.uk/statistics/v1/data-sets/019d4e73-6440-7523-b60c-bfab1ad4a30d/csv?dataSetVersion=2.0, 978 rows read)
Pass	The councils add up to their region	108 comparisons expected, each region's councils in every count and combination: 108 within the rounding the DfE states (108 exactly); E06000053, E09000001, which the data set gives no row for, in no sum; England is the DfE's own figure, not its regions' sum: the DfE's methodology does not say why its England row counts more students than its regions together, which stays an open question for the DfE (decision 48.2); no sum can show one council's figure filed under another's code: only the CSV's agreement, and another publication where there is one, bear on that
Pass	Each share and average is its count over its whole	978 of 978 shares and averages by area and combination are their counts' ratio, within the rounding the DfE states
Pass	Source page answers	https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/16-19-destination-measures – HTTP 200

Notes

Students in state-funded mainstream schools and colleges who completed 16 to 18 study in the academic year shown, and those in sustained education, an apprenticeship or employment in the year after their last recorded attendance (usually October to March), as the DfE's destination measures count them. The destinations add up to all who completed 16 to 18 study.
Pupils and students are counted in the council area their school or college is in, not where they live: the DfE's methodology says “At local authority level, schools or colleges are recorded in their administrative local authority that may not reflect their postcode location.”
The DfE gives these figures for England's 153 councils with education and children's services duties (its unitary, metropolitan and London councils and its 21 counties), not for districts.
The DfE gives Barnsley and Sheffield under the codes they had before part of Barnsley moved into Sheffield on the 1st of April 2025 (E08000016 and E08000019), and they are shown so.
England's figure is the DfE's own. Its England row counts more students than its regions together, which its methodology does not explain, so the checks hold each region's councils to it, and England to its CSV, until the DfE says why (decision 48.2).
The Isles of Scilly and the City of London have no row: the DfE gives no row for the Isles of Scilly or the City of London. The DfE's figures for its districts are held until it says how they are counted (decision 48.4).