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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the percentage change in further education students taking up places in higher education was in each year since 1997 in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire; [119387] (2) how many further education students took up places in higher education in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire in each year since 1997. [119388] Mr. Miliband: The available information shows the previous educational establishments of applicants accepted through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) to full-time first degree and HND courses at UK higher education institutions. The figures for Shropshire are in the table. Corresponding information for Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency is not held centrally. Applicants accepted through UCAS to full-time first degree and HND study from Shropshire local education authority by previous educational establishment _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year of entry Percentage change, 1998 Acceptances 1997 11998 1999 2000 2001 2002 to 2002 Numbers Maintained2 440 337 363 332 365 402 19.3 Independent 217 207 208 208 171 197 -4.8 Further education 1,177 746 773 774 841 761 2.0 Other 158 91 92 79 100 70 -23.1 Not known 208 140 183 220 261 260 n/a Total 2,200 1,521 1,619 1,613 1,738 1,690 11.1 Percentage change each year Further education 3n/a 1n/a 3.6 0.2 8.7 -9.5 n/a All establishments 3n/a 1n/a 6.4 -0.4 7.7 -2.8 n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 In 1998, `Shropshire' local education authority split into `Shropshire' and `The Wrekin'. As a result, there is a drop in numbers as some of the establishments took pupils who were residing in `The Wrekin'. Hence, figures from 1997 and 1998 are not comparable. 2 Maintained includes comprehensive, grammar, sixth form centre and other maintained. 3 The percentage increase from 1996 to 1997 is not available. Source: UCAS. The number of applicants accepted through UCAS from Shropshire, from further education establishments to higher education, rose by 2.0 per cent. between 1998 and 2002. For all accepted applicants from Shropshire the figure was 11.1 per cent.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

409 c735-6W;409 c736W; 119387;119388

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Admissions Further education Higher education Student numbers Shropshire Shrewsbury Atcham

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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