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7. Pupils from Gypsy Roma and Irish traveller backgrounds had
very distinct destinations after the end of key stage 4 compared
to all other pupils. Only 56% of Gypsy/Roma and 55% of Irish
traveller pupils continued in education (mostly in further
education providers). Their rates of sustained employment at
16 were much higher than for any other groups. One in four
Gypsy/Roma pupils and one in five Irish traveller pupils did not
have a destination sustained for two terms.
8. Pupils from Chinese and Indian backgrounds had the highest
rate of sustained education, employment or training
destinations overall, at 98% and 97% respectively. The
majority of them continued in school sixth forms.
9. After Gypsy Roma and Irish traveller, White British pupils were
most likely to enter sustained employment after key stage 4
(4%). They were also more likely to begin apprenticeships than
any group apart from Irish Traveller pupils.
10. Three quarters (74%) of Chinese students progressed to a
higher education destination after key stage 5, more than any
other ethnic group; contrasting with white students where less
than one half (47%) progressed to a higher education
destination. Chinese students (43%) were more than twice as
likely to progress to a top third most selective institution when
compared to all other ethnic groups, of which the next highest
were the mixed and other ethnicities (20%).
11. Although Black students completing key stage 5 were almost as
likely as Asian and other students to enter higher education, a
much smaller proportion (15%) attended the most selective
institutions, the smallest proportion of any ethnic group.
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