Association of Colleges

Useful links for statistics and research:


Post 16 learning statistics:

The Data Service is responsible for the dissemination of post-16 learning statistics:

• Data Service Statistics homepage
• Statistical First Releases (SFR)
• Latest Statistical First Release
• SFR Supplementary Tables
• Vocational Qualifications
• FE (Learner Responsive) Success Rates - provider level
• MI Library - additional reports and information on learners, learning programmes and learner achievement

Statistics on staff in Colleges:

• Staff numbers in FE 2003/04 to 2009/10
• Staff Individualised Record (SIR) data collection
• OLAP Reporting - SIR benchmarking/analysis tool

College funding and financial data:

• Adult funding allocations to Colleges and other providers funded by the Skills Funding Agency (and predecessor organisation) - 2005/06 to 2011/12
• 16-18 funding allocations to Colleges and other providers funded by Young People's Learning Agency (and predecessor organisation) - 2005/06 to 2011/12
• College accounts 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10 - spreadsheets collated by Skills Funding Agency

Other post-16 statistics and research:

Department for Education (DfE):

• School and College performance tables
• Local statistics about education
• Research and statistics Gateway
• DfE Research
• DfE Publications
• Academies

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS):

• Further Education and Skills
• Higher Education
• National Learner Satisfaction Survey (NLSS) 2009
• BIS Economic and Social Research
• BIS Publications

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) is part of the Department for Education and exists to support the delivery of training and education to all 16-19 year olds in England
(The Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA) website has been archived)

• EMA Research - evaluation reports and take-up data
• Discretionary Support Funds Research

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is an agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. It funds and regulates adult further education and skills training in England:

Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education):

• College inspection reports
• Annual report
• Statistics
• Publications

UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is a Non-Departmental Public Body providing strategic leadership on skills and employment issues in the four nations of the UK.

• Employer Skills Surveys 
• UKCES Research and Policy
• UKCES Employer Surveys Data Tool

Higher education statistics:

• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
• Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
• University and College Admissions Service (UCAS)

Others:

• Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) is the sector-owned body, formed from CEL and QIA to develop excellent and sustainable FE provision across the sector.
• CfBT Educational Trust is an education consultancy and service organisation. It is a not for profit organisation that provide education for public benefit both in the UK and internationally.
• National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) is a not for profit independent research organisation carrying out research in the field of education.