Destinations

The Department for Education also closely monitors the destinations of students as they set the ambition of there being no NEETs (Not in Employment, Education or Training) after students leave school.

This expectation applies to tracking students after they complete their main school studies in Year 11 and again after they complete their Sixth Form studies in Year 13.

The latest DfE figures (below) show the number of pupils who either stayed in education, or went into apprenticeships or employment after finishing either Year 11 or Sixth Form.

It is important to note the time lag, and that national figures are affected by the fact that the tracking of post-16 students is much more straight-forward than at post-18. This is due to the funding streams available. Equally, options like gap years and voluntary work are not considered and hence reduce the post-18 figures for all schools.

Subsequent officially validated figures:

Clearly, we have had more students go through the school since then, and our subsequent tracking data suggests our school will again be above national averages in both measurements when further validated data is published.

For more information about Destinations, please contact Helen Barratt, Assistant Headteacher, via office@friaryschool.co.uk.