Young participation by Local Education Authorities
England
North East
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| County Durham | Durham | 6,400 | 23% |
| Northumberland | Northumberland | 4,000 | 32% |
| Tees Valley | Darlington | 1,300 | 25% |
| Hartlepool | 1,200 | 20% |
| Middlesbrough | 2,100 | 21% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 2,000 | 23% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 2,500 | 27% |
| Tyne and Wear | Gateshead | 2,400 | 22% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 3,000 | 25% |
| North Tyneside | 2,500 | 27% |
| South Tyneside | 2,000 | 20% |
| Sunderland | 3,900 | 19% |
North West
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Cheshire and Warrington | Cheshire | 8,200 | 38% |
| Warrington | 2,400 | 30% |
| Cumbria | Cumbria | 5,800 | 27% |
| Greater Manchester | Bolton | 3,500 | 30% |
| Bury | 2,300 | 32% |
| Manchester | 5,100 | 18% |
| Oldham | 3,000 | 23% |
| Rochdale | 2,900 | 25% |
| Salford | 2,700 | 17% |
| Stockport | 3,600 | 34% |
| Tameside | 2,800 | 20% |
| Trafford | 2,700 | 37% |
| Wigan | 3,900 | 25% |
| Greater Merseyside | Halton | 1,900 | 19% |
| Knowsley | 2,200 | 16% |
| Liverpool | 5,700 | 21% |
| Sefton | 3,700 | 34% |
| St Helens | 2,300 | 29% |
| Wirral | 4,300 | 32% |
| Lancashire | Blackburn with Darwen | 2,000 | 23% |
| Blackpool | 1,600 | 20% |
| Lancashire | 14,300 | 30% |
Yorkshire & the Humber
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Humberside | East Riding of Yorkshire | 3,800 | 32% |
| Kingston upon Hull | 3,100 | 12% |
| North East Lincolnshire | 2,100 | 20% |
| North Lincolnshire | 2,100 | 26% |
| North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | 6,500 | 37% |
| York | 1,900 | 31% |
| South Yorkshire | Barnsley | 2,700 | 18% |
| Doncaster | 3,800 | 20% |
| Rotherham | 3,300 | 21% |
| Sheffield | 5,500 | 24% |
| West Yorkshire | Bradford | 6,900 | 24% |
| Calderdale | 2,500 | 26% |
| Kirklees | 5,000 | 29% |
| Leeds | 8,300 | 26% |
| Wakefield | 3,900 | 21% |
East Midlands
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Derbyshire | Derby | 2,900 | 25% |
| Derbyshire | 8,600 | 27% |
| Leicestershire | Leicester | 3,700 | 28% |
| Leicestershire | 7,500 | 34% |
| Lincolnshire and Rutland | Lincolnshire | 7,500 | 28% |
| Rutland | 400 | 44% |
| Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire | 7,900 | 28% |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | 3,100 | 15% |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,300 | 27% |
West Midlands
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Birmingham and Solihull | Birmingham | 13,300 | 24% |
| Solihull | 2,600 | 36% |
| Coventry and Warwickshire | Coventry | 3,700 | 28% |
| Warwickshire | 6,000 | 34% |
| Herefordshire and Worcestershire | Herefordshire | 2,000 | 32% |
| Worcestershire | 6,700 | 32% |
| Shropshire | Shropshire | 3,200 | 36% |
| Telford and Wrekin | 2,000 | 23% |
| Staffordshire | Staffordshire | 10,100 | 30% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 3,000 | 16% |
| The Black Country | Dudley | 3,700 | 25% |
| Sandwell | 3,600 | 19% |
| Walsall | 3,400 | 23% |
| Wolverhampton | 3,200 | 27% |
East of England
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Bedfordshire and Luton | Bedfordshire | 4,800 | 32% |
| Luton | 2,500 | 25% |
| Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire | 6,300 | 33% |
| Peterborough | 2,200 | 23% |
| Essex | Essex | 15,800 | 27% |
| Southend on Sea | 1,800 | 24% |
| Thurrock | 1,600 | 14% |
| Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire | 12,200 | 36% |
| Norfolk | Norfolk | 9,000 | 25% |
| Suffolk | Suffolk | 7,800 | 28% |
London
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| London Central | Camden | 1,500 | 40% |
| Islington | 1,500 | 28% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 900 | 53% |
| Lambeth | 2,400 | 27% |
| Southwark | 2,200 | 25% |
| Wandsworth | 2,100 | 38% |
| Westminster | 1,100 | 48% |
| London East | Barking and Dagenham | 1,900 | 14% |
| Bexley | 2,700 | 23% |
| City of London | 0 | 54% |
| Greenwich | 2,600 | 21% |
| Hackney | 2,300 | 22% |
| Havering | 2,900 | 21% |
| Lewisham | 2,600 | 24% |
| Newham | 3,200 | 27% |
| Redbridge | 2,900 | 43% |
| Tower Hamlets | 2,300 | 20% |
| London North | Barnet | 3,500 | 51% |
| Enfield | 3,200 | 36% |
| Haringey | 2,200 | 33% |
| Waltham Forest | 2,500 | 29% |
| London South | Bromley | 3,300 | 38% |
| Croydon | 3,900 | 34% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 1,500 | 45% |
| Merton | 1,800 | 39% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 1,600 | 53% |
| Sutton | 2,000 | 34% |
| London West | Brent | 3,100 | 46% |
| Ealing | 3,400 | 43% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,200 | 36% |
| Harrow | 2,700 | 53% |
| Hillingdon | 2,800 | 32% |
| Hounslow | 2,600 | 38% |
South East
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Berkshire | Bracknell Forest | 1,300 | 28% |
| Reading | 1,500 | 26% |
| Slough | 1,400 | 30% |
| West Berkshire | 1,800 | 36% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 1,600 | 44% |
| Wokingham | 1,900 | 45% |
| Hampshire and the Isle of Wight | Hampshire | 14,900 | 33% |
| Isle of Wight | 1,500 | 29% |
| Portsmouth | 1,900 | 20% |
| Southampton | 2,300 | 21% |
| Kent and Medway | Kent | 15,900 | 30% |
| Medway | 3,300 | 21% |
| Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire | 6,000 | 42% |
| Milton Keynes | 2,900 | 23% |
| Oxfordshire | 6,700 | 35% |
| Surrey | Surrey | 11,900 | 43% |
| Sussex | Brighton and Hove | 2,200 | 26% |
| East Sussex | 5,400 | 30% |
| West Sussex | 8,600 | 32% |
South West
| LSC area name | LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole | Bournemouth | 1,600 | 29% |
| Dorset | 4,400 | 30% |
| Poole | 1,600 | 28% |
| Devon and Cornwall | Cornwall | 5,900 | 30% |
| Devon | 7,900 | 30% |
| Isles of Scilly | 0 | 35% |
| Plymouth | 2,900 | 23% |
| Torbay | 1,500 | 26% |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire | 6,500 | 34% |
| Somerset | Somerset | 5,800 | 31% |
| West of England | Bath and North East Somerset | 1,800 | 34% |
| Bristol | 4,200 | 23% |
| North Somerset | 2,200 | 33% |
| South Gloucestershire | 2,800 | 29% |
| Wiltshire and Swindon | Swindon | 2,100 | 23% |
| Wiltshire | 4,900 | 35% |
Scotland
| LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Aberdeen City | 2,300 | 30% |
| Aberdeenshire | 3,200 | 42% |
| Angus | 1,400 | 40% |
| Argyll & Bute | 1,100 | 43% |
| City of Edinburgh | 4,400 | 41% |
| City of Glasgow | 7,000 | 27% |
| Clackmannanshire | 700 | 35% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1,900 | 35% |
| Dundee City | 1,800 | 31% |
| East Ayrshire | 1,600 | 31% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 1,600 | 57% |
| East Lothian | 1,000 | 32% |
| East Renfrewshire | 1,200 | 59% |
| Eilean Siar | 400 | 54% |
| Falkirk | 1,900 | 31% |
| Fife | 4,700 | 37% |
| Highland | 2,900 | 38% |
| Inverclyde | 1,200 | 34% |
| Midlothian | 1,100 | 28% |
| Moray | 1,100 | 39% |
| North Ayrshire | 2,000 | 34% |
| North Lanarkshire | 4,800 | 31% |
| Orkney Islands | 300 | 45% |
| Perth & Kinross | 1,600 | 46% |
| Renfrewshire | 2,300 | 39% |
| Scottish Borders | 1,300 | 39% |
| Shetland Islands | 300 | 38% |
| South Ayrshire | 1,500 | 43% |
| South Lanarkshire | 4,200 | 39% |
| Stirling | 1,000 | 46% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 1,300 | 32% |
| West Lothian | 2,100 | 28% |
Wales
| LEA name | Mean annual POLAR cohort (nearest 100) | POLAR young participation |
|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | 900 | 16% |
| Bridgend | 1,700 | 26% |
| Caerphilly | 2,400 | 22% |
| Cardiff | 3,600 | 30% |
| Carmarthenshire | 2,200 | 33% |
| Ceredigion | 800 | 37% |
| Conwy | 1,300 | 33% |
| Denbighshire | 1,100 | 30% |
| Flintshire | 1,900 | 27% |
| Gwynedd | 1,300 | 34% |
| Isle of Anglesey | 900 | 32% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 800 | 20% |
| Monmouthshire | 1,000 | 46% |
| Neath Port Talbot | 1,800 | 24% |
| Newport | 1,800 | 27% |
| Pembrokeshire | 1,500 | 34% |
| Powys | 1,400 | 36% |
| Rhondda, Cynon, Taff | 3,100 | 24% |
| Swansea | 2,900 | 32% |
| Torfaen | 1,200 | 24% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 1,600 | 35% |
| Wrexham | 1,600 | 26% |
Last updated 7 January 2005
