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.
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