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Gifted Children

Volume 493: debated on Wednesday 3 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of gifted and talented pupils stayed in full-time education beyond the age of 16 years in each of the last three years. (268494)

The information requested is provided in the table. This shows the number and percentage of young people identified in maintained schools as being gifted and talented that stayed on in full-time education beyond 16. The data relates to the cohorts of young people who completed compulsory education at the end of academic years 2005-06 and 2006-07. The staying on rate represents those who were identified as being in full-time education in the year following their completion of compulsory education, but only covers participation in the maintained sector. Data are not available for earlier cohorts.

Number and percentage of gifted and talented children that stayed on in full-time education beyond 16, England

Year completed compulsory education

Total number of gifted and talented children aged 15

Number of gifted and talented children that stayed on in full-time education beyond 16

Percentage of gifted and talented children that stayed on in full- time education beyond 16

2005-06

64,000

58,600

92

2006-07

81,300

74,500

92

Note:

Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.

Source:

Matched Administrative Data