The figures in this answer are for all 16 and 17-year-olds, there is no information solely on those that have completed A2-level exams and local participation estimates are not available for 18-year-olds.
The table gives the number and percentage of 16 and 17-year-olds in the London borough of Havering participating in full-time education at a sixth form college, further education college or school. The latest year for which data are available is end 2004.
End 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Age 16 Number Maintained schools 500 500 500 500 600 600 600 600 Independent schools — — — — — — — — Sixth form college 900 800 800 800 800 800 800 900 Other FE 800 700 600 700 700 700 700 900 Total 2,100 2,000 2,000 1,900 2,100 2,100 2,200 2,400 Percentage Maintained schools 17 17 19 18 19 20 22 21 Independent schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Sixth form college 30 30 30 27 28 30 29 29 Other FE 27 25 24 25 24 24 25 28 Total 74 71 73 70 71 73 78 78 Age 17 Number Maintained schools 500 400 400 500 400 500 500 500 Independent schools — — — — — — — — Sixth form college 600 600 700 600 500 600 600 600 Other FE 600 500 500 500 500 600 600 600 Total 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,500 1,600 1,600 1,800 Percentage Maintained schools 15 16 15 17 15 16 17 19 Independent schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sixth form college 19 23 24 23 19 21 22 22 Other FE 20 19 20 20 19 19 20 21 Total 55 58 59 60 53 57 58 61 Age 16 and 17 Number Maintained schools 900 900 900 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,100 1,200 Independent schools — — — — — — — — Sixth form college 1,400 1,500 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,500 1,400 1,500 Other FE 1,300 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,300 1,400 Total 3,700 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,700 3,800 4,200 Percentage Maintained schools 16 16 17 18 17 18 20 20 Independent schools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sixth form college 25 26 27 25 24 26 26 25 Other FE 23 22 22 22 22 21 22 24 Total 64 65 66 65 63 65 68 70 Source: DfES SFR 13/2006