Education & Skills
Population of 678,000 people and 3 million within an hour ’ s drive |
92 %
of primary schools are rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted and Key Stage 2 results above average
|
100 %
FE colleges rated good or outstanding by Ofsted
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39,950
FE and HE students
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1,293 per 100,000 population started an apprenticeship in 2021 / 22 compared to 991 nationally
Participation in HE – 11.5 % of 18 – 39 year olds in 2020 / 21 , compared to 10.9 % nationally
Sources : Ofsted , DfE , HESA , Lightcast
47,600 job vacancies advertised in Tees Valley in 2022
Transport & Infrastructure
Digital infrastructure 97 % Superfast in Tees Valley v 95 % in UK ( Source : Ofcom )
Tees Valley accounts for three of the top ten UK local authorities for median download speed of broadband users ’ connections ( Hartlepool , Middlesbrough , and Redcar & Cleveland )
Average A Road speeds in Tees Valley are 28.3mph compared to 24.1 nationally
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