1. Travel to Success
Pan‐London Report
February 2012
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2. Contents
Section Page
1. Overview 1
2. Executive summary 3
3. Where young people learn 4
3.1 Introduction and analysis 4
3.2 Resident students studying in borough – heat map 5
3.3 Resident students studying out of borough – heat map 6
3.4 Resident students studying out of London – heat map 7
3.5 Percentage of students remaining in borough to study and those studying outside
their resident borough - mileage chart 8
3.6 Number of students remaining in borough to study and those studying outside
their resident borough - mileage chart 9
3.7 Boroughs to which Lambeth students travel to study – radar chart 10
3.8 Boroughs to which Merton students travel to study – radar chart 11
3.9 Boroughs to which Southwark students travel to study – radar chart 12
3.10 Boroughs from where students travel to study in Westminster – radar
chart 13
3.11 Boroughs from where students travel to study in Hammersmith & Fulham
- radar chart 14
3.12 Boroughs from where students travel to study in Wandsworth – radar
chart 15
4. What young people learn 16
4.1 Introduction and analysis 16
4.2 What students study and where – stacked bar chart 17
4.3 What students study and where they reside – stacked bar chart 18
4.4 30 most popular A-Level subjects undertaken by London residents studying in and
outside London alongside national fail rates – bar chart 19
5. How well young people are learning 20
5.1 Introduction and analysis 20
5.2 Average point score per student for each borough – heat map 22
5.3 Average point score per student for each borough – bar chart 23
3. 5.4 Average point score per entry for each borough – heat map 24
5.5 Average point score per entry for each borough – bar chart 25
5.6 DfE value added score for each borough – heat map 26
5.7 DfE value added score for each borough – bar chart 27
6. Description and use of the data 28
7. Data sources and sharing 32
4. 1. Overview
Introduction
During 2010-2011 London Councils: Young People’s Education and Skills (YPES) team, working
on behalf of the 33 London local authorities, commissioned Learning Plus UK to produce Travel
to Success reports at level 3 for each London borough. These reports analysed the geographical
mobility (travel to study patterns) of each boroughs’ 16-19 year old residents and the quality and
the effectiveness of the provision they accessed.
This new pan–London overview has been produced as an overarching addition to these reports
with the objective of identifying the key themes about performance in London as a region in
relation to Travel to Study patterns. The emphasis on graphical and visual methods of reporting
is integral to this report, supporting the interpretation and understanding of the data. As this
report was incepted when 2011 data was unavailable, Learning Plus UK has based this report on
the available 2010 data and has used the model that was adopted for the individual local
authority reports.
The group of young people being reported on are those who are resident in London studying
level 3 courses in 2010 who are either in Years 13 and 14 in school or age 17 and 18 in a
college. Where qualifications are reported, only students with one or more results in the following
four qualifications are included:
Advanced Level (A2)
Applied Advanced Level (Applied A2)
Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC)
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Advanced Subsidiary Levels (AS) have been deliberately excluded from the bar charts and
overview due to the inconsistency of the achievement reporting for this qualification.
This report is shaped around three key themes which are as follows:-
Where young people learn
This section provides a summary of the percentages of resident learners that attend providers in
their home borough, those who attend providers in other London boroughs and those who attend
providers outside of London.
What young people learn
This section provides a summary of the type of qualification studied (as listed above) by where a
learner studies in London and where a learner resides. The top 30 subjects studied both inside
and outside of London are shown within this section together with the national fail rates for each
of these subjects.
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5. How well young people are learning
This section provides a summary on how well London learners are achieving and is based on
three measures, namely:
Average point score per student (APS)
Average point score per entry (APE)
Value added score (VA)
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6. 2. Executive Summary
This report has been compiled with the primary objective of identifying the key themes about
performance in London as a region in relation to travel to study patterns for learners.
The Post 16 analysis has been carried out using a range of educational performance data.
However, the analysis does not take into account each London local authority’s priorities for
education Post 16 nor does it take account of the complexity of London transport links. Given
this, the emerging issues should be treated as thematic and as providing the basis for further
consideration. Some of the key findings that have emerged are as follows:-
1) The overall percentage of residents studying within their own borough in London is 50.7
per cent, while 41.0 per cent travel to other London boroughs and 8.3 per cent go outside
of London.
2) The percentage of residents studying within their own borough ranges widely across
London, from 11.3 per cent to 78.1 per cent.
3) There is some suggestion of a link between high performing boroughs and high local
residency rates for Post 16 study, i.e. those boroughs with the highest average points per
student also tend to have the highest proportion of residents remaining with providers in
that borough. However, this pattern is not consistent across all London boroughs and
there are several exceptions.
4) Twelve London boroughs export more than 10 per cent of their learners to local authorities
outside of London; two south London boroughs have the highest export rates, at 26 per
cent and 29 per cent
5) Only two London boroughs are educating over 75 per cent of their 16-19 year old
residents.
6) A greater percentage of learners study A levels in the London boroughs of Bexley,
Camden and Redbridge whilst in the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham,
Croydon and Hackney, learners study more Business and Technology Education Council
(BTEC) qualifications.
7) The most popular level 3 subject studied by London residents is Mathematics.
8) The average point score per student (APS) ranges across London from 573.8 to 863.6,
with the APS for London in 2010 being 698.8 compared with a national average of 726.5.
9) The average point score per entry (APE) ranges across London from 198.0 to 229.1, with
a London average of 212.6 compared with a national average of 211.1.
10)Ten London local authorities are in the top 25 per cent of local authorities nationally for
overall progress made at level 3 as shown in the DfE Value Added (VA) score. No London
local authority was in the bottom 25 per cent.
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7. 3. Where young people learn
3.1 Introduction
There is a significant body of outcome information available to the Young People’s Education
and Skills (YPES) team and individual local authorities on how well students have performed in
providers within their home local authority. The information on the performance of young people
traveling to study at institutions in other local authorities is far more limited. This section provides
an overall pan-London summary of the percentages of resident learners who attend providers in
their home borough, other London boroughs or those attending providers outside of London.
The first heat maps show the percentage of residents studying in their own borough (3.2), the
percentage studying out of borough (3.3) and finally those studying out of London (3.4). The key
and ranges are depicted beside each map. The lighter the shading the lower the percentage, the
darker shading represents a higher percentage.
The two mileage charts that follow show the percentage (3.5) and number (3.6) of learners who
remain in borough (highlighted in blue) and the percentage or number who travel to other
boroughs or out of London to study.
Analysis
There are four local authorities that have less than 25 per cent of their residents studying within
their home borough, namely the London boroughs of Lambeth, Merton, Southwark and the City
of London*. As you would expect, they all export the highest percentage of their residents to
providers in other local authorities. The radar charts labelled 3.7 to 3.9 show where the residents
of Lambeth, Merton and Southwark choose to travel to study.
The percentage of residents studying out of their home borough ranges widely in London. The
largest percentage of young people choosing to study elsewhere reside in the London Borough
of Lambeth (78.8 per cent) and the smallest percentage of young people traveling from their
home borough reside in the London Borough of Havering (10.2 per cent).
The City of Westminster and the London boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham and
Wandsworth are the three local authorities importing most learners from other boroughs. The
radar charts 3.10 to 3.12 show the percentage of learners choosing to study in these authorities
and where they reside. The London Borough of Wandsworth is the recipient of the majority of
learners and the City of Westminster is the only local authority to import learners from all London
local authorities.
As might be expected, the residents from outlying boroughs have a higher percentage of
learners studying outside of London. The London boroughs of Bexley and Richmond-upon-
Thames are the only two boroughs where more than 25 per cent study outside of London. This
can be clearly seen on heat map 3.4.
*The City of London differs from the 32 other London boroughs in that they do not offer any provision for their 16-19 residents, so
is not shown in the radar charts labelled 3.7 to 3.9.
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Havering 10.2% Westminster 45.2%
Hillingdon 17.9%
Haringey 63.1% Waltham Forest 31.7%
Harrow 30.2% Wandsworth 41.3%
Hackney 67.0% Sutton 25.9%
Hammersmith and Fulham 54.2% Tower Hamlets 40.2%
Enfield 44.0% Richmond upon Thames 31.8%
Greenwich 47.6% Southwark 77.6%
Croydon 34.7% Newham 42.2%
Ealing 67.1% Redbridge 30.7%
Camden 58.1% Lewisham 51.4%
City of London 95.2% Merton 76.7%
Brent 59.6% Kingston upon Thames 15.5%
Bromley 15.1% Lambeth 78.8%
Barnet 25.9% Islington 59.6%
Bexley 25.7% Kensington and Chelsea 67.8%
Borough Out of borough Borough Out of borough
Barking and Dagenham 41.7% Hounslow 35.9%
3.3 Residents students studying out of borough -
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Borough Out of London Borough Out of London
Barking and Dagenham 3.3% Hounslow 10.6%
Barnet 6.4% Islington 2.9%
Bexley 25.8% Kensington and Chelsea 0.8%
Brent 3.3% Kingston upon Thames 18.6%
Bromley 9.4% Lambeth 1.4%
Camden 1.9% Lewisham 2.7%
City of London 4.8% Merton 12.1%
Croydon 12.6% Newham 2.3%
Ealing 2.4% Redbridge 10.8%
Enfield 9.5% Richmond upon Thames 29.4%
Greenwich 8.7% Southwark 1.3%
Hackney 2.3% Sutton 18.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 2.3% Tower Hamlets 1.7%
Haringey 2.2% Waltham Forest 11.4%
Harrow 11.8% Wandsworth 4.0%
Havering 11.7% Westminster 1.3%
Hillingdon 15.1%
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11. Barking
&
Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
City
of
London
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith
&
Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington
&
Chelsea
Kingston-upon-Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond-upon-Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower
Hamlets
Waltham
Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
Outside
London
Barking & Dagenham 55.0% x x x x x x 0.9% x x x 18.4% 0.9% x x x 6.1% 8.1% x x 1.7% 2.6% 1.2% 3.3%
Barnet x 67.7% 5.2% x 1.5% x x 5.7% x x 0.5% 2.9% 4.3% x x 1.2% 0.5% x x x x x x x 2.7% 6.4%
Bexley x 48.5% x 9.6% 0.7% 7.1% x x x x x 6.5% x x x x x 0.5% x 25.8%
Brent 8.4% 37.2% x 2.4% x 2.2% x x x 7.7% x 17.6% 5.2% 0.5% 0.8% 3.9% x x x x 2.0% x x 0.4% 7.2% 3.3%
Bromley x 2.3% 75.5% 7.5% x x x 0.5% x x x x 2.3% x x x x 0.5% 0.5% 9.4%
Camden 6.2% 2.1% 40.0% x 1.2% x 2.2% 2.8% 1.1% x x 11.5% 1.2% x x x x x x x x 25.3% 1.9%
City of London x x x x x x x x x
Croydon x x 7.9% 52.7% x x 0.3% x x x x x 2.3% 1.1% 1.1% 0.7% x 1.7% x 10.8% x 7.4% 0.4% 12.6%
Ealing x x 1.7% x 30.5% x x 25.6% x 4.8% 13.6% 10.0% x 1.8% 2.0% x x x 5.8% x x x 0.9% 2.4%
Enfield 18.9% 0.4% 0.7% x 46.5% 1.5% x 10.0% x x 3.7% x x x x x x x x x 5.5% x 2.2% 9.5%
Greenwich 15.3% x 11.2% x 1.0% x 43.7% x x x x x x x x 14.2% 0.7% x 0.6% x x 1.0% 1.4% 8.7%
Hackney 0.6% 2.1% x 7.1% x 2.5% x 30.7% x 5.1% x x x 21.6% x x x x 1.5% 0.8% x x 3.1% 11.9% x 7.0% 2.3%
Hammersmith & Fulham x 1.1% x x 3.1% x x 43.6% 1.2% 1.2% 7.8% x 7.9% 4.5% x x x x 12.4% x x 7.1% 5.0% 2.3%
Haringey x 14.5% x x 4.2% x x 8.8% 5.5% 0.6% 34.7% x x 9.3% 0.6% x x x x x x x x 11.1% x 5.9% 2.2%
Harrow x 6.7% 7.3% x x 0.8% x x 1.8% x 58.1% 11.2% x x 0.4% x x x x x 0.9% 11.8%
Havering 7.1% x x x x 78.1% x x x 0.8% 1.4% x x x x 11.7%
Hillingdon x 0.5% x 2.4% 3.3% x 3.5% 67.0% 4.7% x 0.5% 0.7% 1.1% x x 0.7% 15.1%
Hounslow x x 1.4% x 6.8% x 3.4% 53.5% x 0.6% 9.2% x 13.1% x x 10.6%
Islington x 8.1% x x x 17.3% x 2.3% 6.3% 1.1% 4.2% x 37.5% x x x x x x x x 0.9% 1.9% x 12.5% 2.9%
Kensington & Chelsea x 2.0% x x x x x 30.4% x x x x x 31.4% x x x x x 6.5% 4.9% 12.3% x
Kingston-upon-Thames x x x x x x 65.9% 1.3% x 5.9% 3.6% x 2.4% x 18.6%
Lambeth x x 1.7% x 15.0% x x x 1.6% x x 0.6% 0.5% 2.1% 4.9% 19.8% 3.3% 0.5% x x 7.7% 4.2% 1.5% x x 27.3% 6.5% 1.4%
Lewisham 1.3% x 19.8% 10.4% x 5.8% x 0.4% x x x 0.8% 0.6% x 1.4% 45.9% x x 0.9% 2.5% x 0.6% 3.1% 2.2% 2.7%
Merton x x 9.5% x 1.5% x x x x 19.9% 2.0% x 11.3% x 6.3% x 12.8% x 22.1% 1.2% 12.1%
Newham 6.0% x x x x x x x 0.4% 1.1% x x x 6.8% x 1.1% x x x 0.3% 55.5% 7.6% x 0.4% x 4.1% 10.3% x 2.1% 2.3%
Redbridge 6.6% x x x x x x x x 0.9% x x x 8.4% x x 0.8% x x x 4.8% 58.5% x 1.5% 5.5% 0.9% 10.8%
Richmond-upon-Thames x x x x 3.9% x x 10.4% 0.9% 14.3% x x 38.8% x x x 29.4%
Southwark x x x x 3.6% x 9.8% x x 1.3% 0.8% 1.6% x x x x 1.5% 2.6% 2.4% 6.0% 18.7% x x 5.4% 21.1% x 0.8% x 11.6% 8.7% 1.3%
Sutton 6.1% x x 8.8% x x 1.2% 0.8% x 56.2% 8.3% x 18.0%
Tower Hamlets 2.5% x x 1.2% x x 0.8% 8.2% x x 1.5% 6.8% x x x 0.6% 6.8% 1.3% x x x 58.1% 3.6% x 3.5% 1.7%
Waltham Forest 2.4% 0.6% x x x x 2.5% x 3.9% x 2.0% x 1.4% 3.8% x x 3.1% 7.9% 0.5% 56.9% x 2.3% 11.4%
Wandsworth x 4.5% x x x 5.2% x 1.0% x 1.0% 10.2% 4.0% x 1.7% 8.2% x 1.3% x x 54.7% 2.3% 4.0%
Westminster 1.9% 4.2% 2.0% x x x x 12.2% x x x x 3.3% 8.8% x 1.6% x x x 2.5% x x x 1.9% 53.6% 1.3%
Percentages represent students resident in the borough on vertical axis (down the left) studying in the borough on the horiztonal axis (along the top).
Orange highlight is where provision is greater than or equal to 10% of the resident students. Yellow is greater than or equal to 3% but less than 10%.
"x" denotes where the value in the numbers spreadsheet represents fewer than 10 students
3.5 Percentage of students remaining in borough to study and those studying
outside their resident borough - mileage chart
Resident
borough
Study location
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12. Barking
&
Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
City
of
London
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith
&
Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington
&
Chelsea
Kingston-upon-Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond-upon-Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower
Hamlets
Waltham
Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
Outside
London
Total
Barking & Dagenham 823 x x x x x x 13 x x x 276 14 x x x 91 121 x x 25 39 18 49 1496
Barnet x 1905 146 x 42 x x 159 x x 14 82 122 x x 33 14 x x x x x x x 77 181 2814
Bexley x 998 x 198 15 147 x x x x x 133 x x x x x 10 x 530 2056
Brent 221 982 x 64 x 57 x x x 204 x 466 138 12 20 103 x x x x 54 x x 10 191 86 2642
Bromley x 61 1981 198 x x x 12 x x x x 61 x x x x 12 12 248 2625
Camden 61 21 396 x 12 x 22 28 11 x x 114 12 x x x x x x x x 251 19 991
City of London x x x x x x x x x 21
Croydon x x 286 1905 x x 11 x x x x x 84 41 38 26 x 61 x 391 x 266 16 456 3616
Ealing x x 48 x 878 x x 736 x 137 392 288 x 53 58 x x x 167 x x x 26 70 2879
Enfield 566 12 21 x 1392 44 x 299 x x 111 x x x x x x x x x 165 x 66 285 2993
Greenwich 298 x 218 x 19 x 851 x x x x x x x x 277 13 x 12 x x 20 27 169 1946
Hackney 10 36 x 121 x 43 x 521 x 87 x x x 367 x x x x 25 14 x x 52 202 x 118 39 1696
Hammersmith & Fulham x 10 x x 29 x x 406 11 11 73 x 74 42 x x x x 116 x x 66 47 21 932
Haringey x 282 x x 81 x x 171 107 12 677 x x 181 12 x x x x x x x x 217 x 115 42 1950
Harrow x 150 163 x x 17 x x 41 x 1304 252 x x 10 x x x x x 20 264 2246
Havering 150 x x x x 1640 x x x 16 30 x x x x 246 2101
Hillingdon x 12 x 59 81 x 87 1648 115 x 13 17 26 x x 16 371 2460
Hounslow x x 28 x 138 x 70 1087 x 13 187 x 265 x x 215 2030
Islington x 87 x x x 185 x 25 67 12 45 x 400 x x x x x x x x 10 20 x 134 31 1068
Kensington & Chelsea x 10 x x x x x 150 x x x x x 155 x x x x x 32 24 61 x 494
Kingston-upon-Thames x x x x x x 832 17 x 74 45 x 30 x 235 1263
Lambeth x x 36 x 309 x x x 33 x x 13 10 43 100 409 68 10 x x 159 87 31 x x 562 134 28 2061
Lewisham 30 x 442 233 x 130 x 10 x x x 18 14 x 32 1023 x x 21 56 x 13 70 50 60 2230
Merton x x 145 x 23 x x x x 303 30 x 172 x 96 x 196 x 338 18 184 1526
Newham 185 x x x x x x x 12 34 x x x 211 x 33 x x x 10 1712 236 x 13 x 128 317 x 65 72 3085
Redbridge 188 x x x x x x x x 25 x x x 240 x x 24 x x x 137 1662 x 44 157 26 306 2841
Richmond-upon-Thames x x x x 43 x x 115 10 158 x x 428 x x x 325 1104
Southwark x x x x 69 x 186 x x 24 15 31 x x x x 29 49 46 113 354 x x 103 400 x 16 x 221 166 25 1898
Sutton 106 x x 152 x x 21 13 x 973 143 x 311 1732
Tower Hamlets 39 x x 19 x x 13 128 x x 23 107 x x x 10 106 20 x x x 912 56 x 55 27 1570
Waltham Forest 57 14 x x x x 59 x 92 x 48 x 33 89 x x 73 186 12 1341 x 54 269 2358
Wandsworth x 66 x x x 76 x 15 x 14 150 59 x 25 121 x 19 x x 805 34 59 1471
Westminster 15 33 16 x x x x 97 x x x x 26 70 x 13 x x x 20 x x x 15 426 10 795
Total 1467 3371 1400 1495 3244 980 0 3246 1090 1906 1210 1107 2206 1274 2176 2439 2537 1756 1623 703 2182 746 2011 280 2224 2286 1792 638 1682 1253 2541 2642 2245 5238
"x" denotes where the value represents fewer than 10 students
Resident
borough
Study location
3.6 Number of students remaining in borough to study and those studying outside
their resident borough - mileage chart
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13. Borough Percent
Bromley 1.7%
Croydon 15.0%
Hammersmith & Fulham 1.6%
Hounslow 0.6%
Islington 0.5%
Kensington & Chelsea 2.1%
Kingston-upon-Thames 4.9%
Lambeth 19.8%
Lewisham 3.3%
Merton 0.5%
Richmond-upon-Thames 7.7%
Southwark 4.2%
Sutton 1.5%
Wandsworth 27.3%
Westminster 6.5%
3.7 Boroughs to which Lambeth students travel to study - radar chart
Any borough with less than 10
students (suppressed) or no students
travelling to it are not shown on the
graph.
Bromley, 1.7%
Croydon, 15.0%
Hammersmith & Fulham, 1.6%
Hounslow, 0.6%
Kensington & Chelsea, 2.1%
Kingston‐upon‐Thames, 4.9%
Lambeth, 19.8%
Lewisham, 3.3%
Merton, 0.5%
Richmond‐upon‐Thames, 7.7%
Southwark, 4.2%
Sutton, 1.5%
Wandsworth, 27.3%
Westminster, 6.5%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
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14. Borough Percent
Croydon 9.5%
Hammersmith & Fulham 1.5%
Kingston-upon-Thames 19.9%
Lambeth 2.0%
Merton 11.3%
Richmond-upon-Thames 6.3%
Sutton 12.8%
Wandsworth 22.1%
Westminster 1.2%
3.8 Boroughs to which Merton students travel to study - radar chart
Any borough with less than 10 students
(suppressed) or no students travelling to
it are not shown on the graph.
Croydon, 9.5%
Hammersmith & Fulham, 1.5%
Kingston‐upon‐Thames, 19.9%
Lambeth, 2.0%
Merton, 11.3%
Richmond‐upon‐Thames, 6.3%
Sutton, 12.8%
Wandsworth, 22.1%
Westminster, 1.2%
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15%
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35%
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15. Borough Percent
Bromley 3.6%
Croydon 9.8%
Greenwich 1.3%
Hackney 0.8%
Hammersmith & Fulham 1.6%
Islington 1.5%
Kensington & Chelsea 2.6%
Kingston-upon-Thames 2.4%
Lambeth 6.0%
Lewisham 18.7%
Richmond-upon-Thames 5.4%
Southwark 21.1%
Tower Hamlets 0.8%
Wandsworth 11.6%
Westminster 8.7%
3.9 Boroughs to which Southwark students travel to study - radar chart
Any borough with less than 10 students
(suppressed) or no students travelling to it are
not shown on the graph.
Bromley, 3.6%
Croydon, 9.8%
Greenwich, 1.3%
Hackney, 0.8%
Hammersmith & Fulham, 1.6%
Islington, 1.5%
Kensington & Chelsea, 2.6%
Kingston‐upon‐Thames, 2.4%
Lambeth, 6.0%
Lewisham, 18.7%
Richmond‐upon‐Thames, 5.4%
Tower Hamlets, 0.8%
Wandsworth, 11.6%
Westminster, 8.7%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
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16. Borough Percent
Barking & Dagenham 1.2%
Barnet 2.7%
Brent 7.2%
Bromley 0.5%
Camden 25.3%
Croydon 0.4%
Ealing 0.9%
Enfield 2.2%
Greenwich 1.4%
Hackney 7.0%
Hammersmith & Fulham 5.0%
Haringey 5.9%
Harrow 0.9%
Hillingdon 0.7%
Islington 12.5%
Kensington & Chelsea 12.3%
Lambeth 6.5%
Lewisham 2.2%
Merton 1.2%
Newham 2.1%
Redbridge 0.9%
Southwark 8.7%
Tower Hamlets 3.5%
Waltham Forest 2.3%
Wandsworth 2.3%
Westminster 53.6%
3.10 Boroughs from where students travel to study in Westminster - radar chart
Any borough with less than 10 students
(suppressed) or no students travelling
from it are not shown on the graph.
Barking & Dagenham, 1.2%
Barnet, 2.7%
Brent, 7.2%
Bromley, 0.5%
Camden, 25.3%
Croydon, 0.4%
Ealing, 0.9%
Enfield, 2.2%
Greenwich, 1.4%
Hackney, 7.0%
Hammersmith & Fulham, 5.0%
Haringey, 5.9%
Harrow, 0.9%
Hillingdon, 0.7%
Islington, 12.5%
Kensington & Chelsea, 12.3%
Lambeth, 6.5%
Lewisham, 2.2%
Merton, 1.2%
Newham, 2.1%
Redbridge, 0.9%
Southwark, 8.7%
Tower Hamlets, 3.5%
Waltham Forest, 2.3%
Wandsworth, 2.3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
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17. Borough Percent
Barnet 0.5%
Brent 7.7%
Bromley 0.5%
Camden 2.8%
Croydon 0.3%
Ealing 25.6%
Hammersmith & Fulham 43.6%
Haringey 0.6%
Harrow 1.8%
Hillingdon 3.3%
Hounslow 6.8%
Islington 1.1%
Kensington & Chelsea 30.4%
Lambeth 1.6%
Lewisham 0.4%
Merton 1.5%
Richmond-upon-Thames 3.9%
Southwark 1.6%
Wandsworth 5.2%
Westminster 12.2%
3.11 Boroughs from where students travel to study in Hammersmith & Fulham -
radar chart
Any borough with less than 10 students
(suppressed) or no students travelling
from it are not shown on the graph.
Barnet, 0.5%
Brent, 7.7%
Bromley, 0.5%
Camden, 2.8%
Croydon, 0.3%
Ealing, 25.6%
Haringey, 0.6%
Harrow, 1.8%
Hillingdon, 3.3%
Hounslow, 6.8%
Islington, 1.1%
Kensington & Chelsea, 30.4%
Lambeth, 1.6%
Lewisham, 0.4%
Merton, 1.5%
Richmond‐upon‐Thames, 3.9%
Southwark, 1.6%
Wandsworth, 5.2%
Westminster, 12.2%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
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18. Borough Percent
Bexley 0.5%
Brent 0.4%
Bromley 0.5%
Croydon 7.4%
Greenwich 1.0%
Hammersmith & Fulham 7.1%
Kensington & Chelsea 4.9%
Kingston-upon-Thames 2.4%
Lambeth 27.3%
Lewisham 3.1%
Merton 22.1%
Southwark 11.6%
Sutton 8.3%
Wandsworth 54.7%
Westminster 1.9%
3.12 Boroughs from where students travel to study in Wandsworth - radar chart
Any borough with less than 10 students
(suppressed) or no students travelling from it
are not shown on the graph.
Bexley, 0.5%
Brent, 0.4%
Bromley, 0.5%
Croydon, 7.4%
Greenwich, 1.0%
Hammersmith & Fulham, 7.1%
Kensington & Chelsea, 4.9%
Kingston‐upon‐Thames, 2.4%
Lambeth, 27.3%
Lewisham, 3.1%
Merton, 22.1%
Southwark, 11.6%
Sutton, 8.3%
Westminster, 1.9%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Wandsworth 0%
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19. 4. What young people learn
4.1 Introduction
This section provides data at qualification and subject level. The first two stacked bar charts
show the percentage of learners studying the following qualifications where a learner studies in
London (4.2) and where a learner resides in London (4.3):
Advanced Level (A2)
Applied Advanced Level (Applied A2)
Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC)
International Baccalaureate (IB)
As previously stated, Advanced Subsidiary Levels (AS) have been deliberately excluded from the
bar charts and overview due to the inconsistency in the way that attainment in this qualification is
reported.
The third table and component bar chart (4.4) show the 30 most popular A level subjects (by
percentage uptake) in and outside London alongside the national fail rates for the relevant
subject included.
The intention is that this data can be used to identify where provision within boroughs may be
lacking for certain subjects and to ascertain the reasons why large numbers of students are
travelling outside a borough to study a particular subject.
Analysis
The stacked bar chart (4.3) outlining the relationship between where a learner resides and what
they are studying demonstrates how closely all London boroughs almost completely reflect the
London totals in terms of A level and BTEC provision with only marginal differences between the
Applied and IB qualifications. The fact that the majority of learners stay in their resident borough
to study an IB qualification suggests that learners are less likely to travel to pursue this
qualification. Further investigation could be done into whether learners are choosing to study for
an IB or whether they are choosing to remain within the same school with this being the only
qualification on offer.
Bar chart 4.4 reveals that Mathematics is the most popular subject for learners studying both in
and outside of London and English Literature, Psychology and Biology are the next most popular
subjects.
In the London boroughs of Croydon and Newham there are an almost equal number of learners
studying A levels as study a BTEC National Diploma, a qualification equivalent to three A levels.
National fail rates for BTEC qualifications do not exist but this may contribute to the APS, APE
and VA for each of these London boroughs.
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20. 4.2 What students study and where - stacked bar chart
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
London
Total
Barking
and
Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith
and
Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington
and
Chelsea
Kingston
upon
Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond
upon
Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower
Hamlets
Waltham
Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
Outside
London
Percentage
Borough student is studying in
IB
BTEC
Applied A
A-Level
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21. 4.3 What students study and where they reside - stacked bar chart
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
London
Total
Barking
and
Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith
and
Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington
and
Chelsea
Kingston
upon
Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond
upon
Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower
Hamlets
Waltham
Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
Percentage
Borough student resides in
IB
BTEC
Applied A
A-Level
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22. 4.4 30 most popular A Level subjects undertaken by London residents studying
in and outside London alongside national fail rates - bar chart
8.9%
6.5%
6.4%
5.8%
5.0%
5.0%
4.9%
4.5%
4.0%
3.7%
3.4%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
2.7%
0.7%
2.8%
3.4%
1.8%
1.0%
3.2%
0.9%
1.7%
1.6%
1.2%
4.4%
1.2%
1.6%
1.9%
1.1%
0.9%
7.6%
3.4%
4.4%
2.7%
3.7%
0.7%
1.0%
7.2%
1.5%
3.2%
1.4%
5.3%
3.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% 10.0%
Mathematics
English Literature
Psychology
Biology
Sociology
History
Chemistry
Media/Film/TV Studies
Art & Design
Business Studies:Single
Economics
Physics
Geography
Politics
Religious Studies
English
Drama
General Studies
Law
Information Technology
Design & Technology
Physical Education/Sport…
English Language
French
Information Technology (VQ)
Mathematics (Further)
Business (VQ)
Spanish
Accounting/Finance
Business (VQ) (Double)
Percentage uptake of subjects within London National Fail Rates Percentage uptake of subjects outside London by London residents
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23. 5. How well young people are learning
5.1 Introduction
This section looks at three measures to determine how well learners are achieving within each
London local authority, with the data being based on where the student studies. These are the:
Average point score per student (APS)
Average point score per entry (APE)
Value added score (VA)
For each of the above there is a table of values by each authority in alphabetical order, a heat
map depicting the range of values and a horizontal bar chart showing the highest to lowest value
being measured. The lighter the shading is on the heat map the lower the value to the darkest
shadings indicating the highest values for each London local authority.
The APS and APE values are based on the Qualifications and Curriculum Development
Agency’s (QCDA) point scores and a table of how these are calculated can be found on page 31.
However, to aid comparison, the national APS in England in 2010 was 726.5 and national APE
for the same period was 211.1.
Analysis
The average point score per student (APS) ranges across London from 573.8 (the London
Borough of Newham) to 863.6 (the London Borough of Sutton). The APS for London in 2010 was
698.8, approximately 30 points below the national average APS.
The average point score per entry (APE) ranges across London from 198.0 (the London Borough
of Tower Hamlets) to 229.1 (the London Borough of Sutton). The APE for London in 2010 was
212.6, slightly above the national average of 211.1.
The DfE value added score (VA) is viewed as a key indicator in providing an initial view on the
overall quality of provision. It is designed to give an indication of the overall progress made by
students at level 3. The range across London varies from 990.1 (the London Borough of Sutton)
to 1023.8 (the London Borough of Southwark). There is a narrow band of values but each
authority can be compared against the table below. No London local authorities are within the top
five per cent or the bottom 25 per cent, but 10 are within the top 25 per cent and 23 are within
the top 40 per cent. There are only five authorities falling within the middle 20 per cent with a
further four below that.
DfE Value Added Table 2009/10
DfE VA score Position
1031.7 and above Top 5%
1011.4 – 1031.6 Next 20%
1003.9 – 1011.3 Next 15 %
996.3 – 1003.8 Middle 20%
987.9 – 996.2 Next 15%
967.8 – 987.8 Next 20%
967.7 and below Bottom 5%
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24. The City of Westminster is the only local authority that imports learners from every London
borough and has an APS, APE and VA of 642.8, 207.6 and 1003.6 respectively, below the
national average for APS and APE, but above the national average for VA.
The London Borough of Wandsworth imports the greatest number of learners from other London
boroughs and has an APS, APE and VA of 647.8, 209.7, and 1009.4 respectively, below the
national average for APS and APE, but above the national average for VA.
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30. 5.7 DfE value added score for each borough - bar chart
990.1
991.9
995.0
995.1
1001.1
1002.2
1002.6
1003.6
1003.8
1005.4
1006.4
1008.0
1008.4
1008.5
1008.9
1009.2
1009.2
1009.4
1009.4
1009.4
1010.7
1011.3
1012.6
1014.9
1015.1
1015.1
1015.8
1018.4
1019.1
1020.6
1022.3
1023.8
950.0 960.0 970.0 980.0 990.0 1000.0 1010.0 1020.0 1030.0
Sutton
Bexley
Richmond upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Redbridge
Havering
Westminster
Newham
Tower Hamlets
Barnet
Islington
Ealing
Hammersmith and Fulham
Hillingdon
Lewisham
Harrow
Bromley
Barking and Dagenham
Wandsworth
Hounslow
Haringey
Waltham Forest
Brent
Camden
Merton
Enfield
Greenwich
Croydon
Hackney
Kensington and Chelsea
Southwark
DfE Value
Added
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31. 6. Description and use of the data
This section provides a more in-depth description of the data provided and its use in the
report. In all sections described below the group reported on are young people resident in
each London borough who finished level 3 courses in England in the summer of 2010.
They are either in Years 13 and 14 in a school or age 17 and 18 in a college.
Only students with one or more results in the following three qualifications are included:
Advanced Level (A2)
Applied A2
Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC)
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Where ‘national average’ is reported, this refers to the maintained sector average, as
taken from Table 9 and 10 of the DfE Statistical First Release of validated KS5 data.
Section 3: Where young people learn
This section of the report provides a summary of the percentages of resident learners that attend
providers in their home borough and those who attend providers in other London boroughs.
OpenHeatMap, an interactive online mapping tool, was used to generate visualisations based on
this data.
The percentages in the radar charts where resident learners attend providers are the
percentages of the total learners in the authority, as defined above, attending providers in that
local authority. This data is also provided in a tabular format alongside each chart to assist the
reader in seeing a numerical picture of the visualisations.
Section 4: What young people learn
The data here is a count of the values from the subject types taken for either resident or
attending students and is generated from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and National
Pupil Database (NPD) aims data.
Top 30 Uptake
The top 30 subjects studied inside of London are shown here, with figures also showing the
uptake of these courses outside of London by London residents along with national fail rates as
percentages.
Section 5: How well young people are learning
Average Point Scores and VA
There are three heat maps provided in this section:
Average points per student (APS)
Average points per entry (APE)
Value added score (VA)
The following ‘DfE Performance Tables website summary – QCA point scores’ provides detailed
information on the point scores in the visualisations (see next page) based on a scoring system
for all level 3 qualifications approved under Section 96 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 that
were developed by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA).
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32. The point scoring system developed by the QCDA is designed for use as a means of measuring
institutional performance in the Performance Tables. It is not intended that it should replace
national systems used for other purposes, such as the Universities and Colleges Admissions
Service (UCAS) tariff used to decide student admission to higher education. The following table
(Figure 6.1) lists some of the common qualifications and their scores based on the QCDA point
score system. Other approved qualifications at level 3 and their point scores can be found on the
QCDA website.
How the average point score per student is calculated
The average point score per student is calculated as the sum of the points awarded to each 16-
18 year old student, using the QCDA point scoring system as illustrated in table provided on
page 32, divided by the total number of 16-18 year old students at the end of study towards
General and Vocational A/AS or equivalent level 3 qualifications.
For example:
If student A achieves two General A levels at grade B, a Vocational A level at grade C and a
General AS pass at grade D, they would score 780 points (240 + 240 + 210 + 90).
If student B achieves one Vocational Double Award at grade AB and a Vocational A level at
grade B, and a Key Skill at Level 3, they would score 813 points (510 + 240 + 63).
If student C attempts one General A level and receives a grade U but has passed the AS in the
same subject with grade B, and achieves a distinction in a BTEC National Award, they would
score 390 points (120 + 270).
DfE Average point score per student calculation:
(780 + 813 + 390) / 3 = 661 points
(The sum of each student's points) / (The total number of 16-18 year old students)
Average Point Score per Entry
This is a similar calculation, however the total points are summed over the total amount of entries
(this is weighted, so an A2 entry counts as 1, AS counts as 0.5 etc. depending on how many A-
Level awards the course is worth).
The DfE Value Added Scores (VA)
The DfE VA is viewed as a key indicator in providing an initial view on the overall quality of
provision. It is designed to give an indication of the overall progress made by students at level 3
in a centre. The average is set at 1000.
Further information on this measure can be obtained at:
http://www.education.gov.uk/performancetables/16to18_10/d3.shtml
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33. Figure 6.1 DfE Performance Tables website summary – QCDA point scores
General/Vocational A level General/Vocational AS Vocational Double Award
Grade Size Points Grade Size Points Grade Size Points
A* 1 300 A 0.5 135 A*A* 2 600
A 1 270 B 0.5 120 A*A 2 570
B 1 240 C 0.5 105 AA 2 540
C 1 210 D 0.5 90 AB 2 510
D 1 180 E 0.5 75 BB 2 480
E 1 150 BC 2 450
CC 2 420
CD 2 390
DD 2 360
DE 2 330
EE 2 300
BTEC National Award BTEC National Certificate BTEC National Diploma
Grade Size Points Grade Size Points Grade Size Points
D 1 270 DD 2 540 DDD 3 810
M 1 225 DM 2 480 DDM 3 757.5
P 1 165 MM 2 420 DMM 3 705
MP 2 360 MMM 3 652.5
PP 2 300 MMP 3 600
MPP 3 547.5
PPP 3 495
Advanced Free Standing
Maths
Level 3 Key Skill
Advanced Diploma Principal
Learning
Grade Size Points Grade Size Points Grade Size Points
A 0.1667 45 P 0.3 63 A* 1.5 450
B 0.1667 40 A 1.5 405
C 0.1667 35 B 1.5 360
D 0.1667 30 C 1.5 315
E 0.1667 25 D 1.5 270
E 1.5 225
International
Baccalaureate Diploma
International
Baccalaureate Diploma
(Continued)
Grade Size1 Points Grade Size1 Points
45 5.5 1518 34 5.5 1155
44 5.5 1485 33 5.5 1122
43 5.5 1452 32 5.5 1089
42 5.5 1419 31 5.5 1056
41 5.5 1386 30 5.5 1023
40 5.5 1353 29 5.5 990
39 5.5 1320 28 5.5 957
38 5.5 1287 27 5.5 924
37 5.5 1254 26 5.5 891
36 5.5 1221 25 5.5 858
35 5.5 1188 24 5.5 825
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34. Main data set at provider and course level
The group reported on are young people resident in each London borough following level 3
courses in England in 2010. They are either in Years 13 and 14 in a school or age 17 or 18 in a
college. The spring 2010 census data from the National Pupil Database was used to identify
school students and the 2010 Individualised Learner Record data was used to identify college
students.
In reporting results:
AS results are for 2009
All other results are for 2010
Any results prior to 2008 are ignored (there are a very small number of exams taken very
early)
If the same result is duplicated within NPD only one is counted
Only cashed in results are included
Other points to note:
In a small number of cases where the identity of the Learner Achievement Tracker (LAT)
subjects is unclear, these have been merged into the more generic subject name.
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35. 7. Data Sources and Sharing
The Travel to Success report is based on data from four key sources.
Each source provided specific information:
Figure 7.1 Data Extracted
Source Data extracted
Individualised Learner
Record
Resident
borough
Provider
accessed
Courses
accessed
National Pupil Database Resident
borough
Provider
accessed
Courses
accessed
Department for
Education
Provider
location
Provider DfE
VA
Learner Achievement
Tracker
Course
information
Course VA
and APS on
entry
Completions Course
fails %
In 2011 Learning Plus UK were commissioned by the London Councils Young People’s
Education and Skills (YPES) team to produce a pan-London report. In order to produce the
report, the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and National Pupil Database (NPD) data sets
were used to:
Identify movement, migration patterns and providers attended for each London
borough.
Identify the courses being accessed at each provider.
The provider and course outcomes were matched to provider, subject and course value added
and achievement information from the Learner Achievement Tracker (LAT) and Department for
Education (DfE) Achievement and Attainment (AAT) summaries. No matching at student level
took place, only total numbers of students reported at course level.
Confidentiality and Data Sharing Protocols
To undertake the production of the Travel to Success reports, Learning Plus UK agreed specific
data sharing protocols with The Data Service. London Councils: YPES team have signed the
Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) data sharing agreement on behalf of all London local
authorities. The Learner Achievement Tracker (LAT) data used in the Travel to Success reports
falls within this remit, and therefore the data sharing agreement already in place covers both
datasets.
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36. Content
The Travel to Success report contains de-personalised LAT data that is aggregated to course
and local authority level. To satisfy the data requirements set out in the data sharing agreement
the measures provided below have also been applied to the average GCSE point score on entry,
value added score and failure rate data contained within the reports.
Data within the non-resident London authorities is only shown if there are ten or more resident
learners at the provider, and there are ten or more learners (not necessarily all residents)
following the course (this is to prevent the identification of individuals and complies with the data
sharing agreement). Where data is suppressed to meet data protection requirements the cells
have been marked with an X.
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