How many looked-after children went into (a) education, (b) training and (c) employment in each year since 2007.

This data has only been available since 2009-10
- it is published in the annual Education Outcomes for Looked After Children official statistics release.
It should be noted that figures are published based upon two surveys of post-school destinations
- at periods of three and nine months after leaving school. It is likely that the follow-up destination (nine months after leaving school) is the more reliable figure to quote
- both are provided here.
Furthermore, there are two populations of looked after children for the purposes of this publication. We normally focus on children who were looked after for the whole year in which they left school
- this is the basis of the headline figures in the publication, but there is also the group of children who left school at some point during the year: They are presented separately in the publication, but are available here. All of the relevant data is available, both separately and combined.
It is recommended that for consistency with the annual publication and the most reliability, the quoted figures are those from full year looked after children in their follow-up destination
- the second table.
These figures are also duplicated in the background note for clarity.
POST-SCHOOL DESTINATIONS FOR LOOKED AFTER SCHOOL LEAVERS
INITIAL DESTINATION
- AFTER THREE MONTHS

Looked after leavers
- looked after for the full year

2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Higher Education
6
10
19
20
25
15
Further Education
173
148
139
168
178
157
TOTAL EDUCATION
179
158
158
188
203
172
Training
100
72
53
56
47
78
Employment
37
48
31
51
40
50
Other destination
254
213
140
154
128
127
Total number of leavers
570
491
382
449
418
427

FOLLOW-UP DESTINATION
- AFTER NINE MONTHS

Looked after leavers
- looked after for the full year

2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Higher Education
4
9
18
19
21
16
Further Education
123
101
112
139
149
112
TOTAL EDUCATION
127
110
130
158
170
128
Training
56
57
49
38
46
52
Employment
39
49
39
62
54
82
Other destination
345
273
161
188
146
165
Total number of leavers
567
489
379
446
416
427

INITIAL DESTINATION
- AFTER THREE MONTHS

Looked after leavers
- looked after for part of the year

2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Higher Education
7
10
5
6
15
15
Further Education
153
128
126
135
117
133
TOTAL EDUCATION
160
138
131
141
132
148
Training
92
91
64
57
45
48
Employment
43
57
40
60
56
44
Other destination
323
280
242
248
194
172
Total number of leavers
618
566
477
506
427
412

FOLLOW-UP DESTINATION
- AFTER NINE MONTHS

Looked after leavers
- looked after for part of the year

2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Higher Education
7
10
6
7
12
11
Further Education
98
81
84
89
96
80
TOTAL EDUCATION
105
91
90
96
108
91
Training
57
51
61
50
40
50
Employment
56
61
50
75
67
67
Other destination
397
358
273
281
211
201
Total number of leavers
615
561
474
502
426
409

COMBINED FIGURES
- full and part year

INITIAL DESTINATION
- AFTER THREE MONTHS

Looked after leavers
- full and part year

2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Higher Education
13
20
24
26
40
30
Further Education
326
276
265
303
295
290
TOTAL EDUCATION
339
296
289
329
335
320
Training
192
163
117
113
92
126
Employment
80
105
71
111
96
94
Other destination
577
493
382
402
322
299
Total number of leavers
1,188
1,057
859
955
845
839

FOLLOW-UP DESTINATION
- AFTER NINE MONTHS

Looked after leavers
- full and part year

2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14