area , for those who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A * to C ( or 9 to 4 ) between summer 2014 and 2019 . In addition , learners who lived outside Uni Connect target areas but appear to have attended a school with some Uni Connect engagement were also excluded , as described in Annex D of the report .
4 . Note that the population in Table B2 is slightly broader than that of learners eligible for matching ( numbers of which can be found in the datafile associated with this release ), because it still includes learners with combinations of characteristics which did not exist in the opposite group .
Table B2 : Number and proportion of English 16-year-old learners in Key Stage 4 population with different characteristics who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A * to C ( or 9 to 4 ) and completed their GCSEs between summer 2014 and 2019
Factor
Number of learners from Uni Connect areas with at least five GCSEs at grades A * to C
( or 9 to 4 )
Proportio n of learners from Uni Connect areas with at least five GCSEs at grades A * to C
( or 9 to 4
Number of learners from non-Uni Connect areas with at least five GCSEs at grades A * to C ( or 9 to 4 ) who did not attend a school with Uni Connect engagement
Proportion of learners from non-Uni Connect areas with at least five GCSEs at grades A * to C ( or 9 to 4 ) who did not attend a school with Uni Connect engagement
GCSEs summer 2014 42,235 16.2 % 204,670 18.7 % GCSEs summer 2015 43,865 16.8 % 201,025 18.4 % GCSEs summer 2016 44,240 16.9 % 182,230 16.7 % GCSEs summer 2017 44,175 16.9 % 179,150 16.4 % GCSEs summer 2018 42,765 16.4 % 166,500 15.2 % GCSEs summer 2019 43,930 16.8 % 160,890 14.7 %
GCSEs : 5 GCSEs A * to C ( or 9 to 4 )
GCSEs : 6 GCSEs A * to C ( or 9 to 4 )
GCSEs : 7 GCSEs A * to C ( or 9 to 4 )
GCSEs : 8 GCSEs A * to C ( or 9 to 4 )
GCSEs : 9 GCSEs A * to C ( or 9 to 4 )
GCSEs : 10 GCSEs A * to C ( or 9 to 4 )
GCSEs : 11 or more GCSEs A * to C ( or 9 to 4 )
31,325 12.0 % 75,560 6.9 %
32,515 12.4 % 83,665 7.6 %
37,625 14.4 % 102,385 9.4 %
44,170 16.9 % 139,945 12.8 %
48,260 18.5 % 210,715 19.3 %
37,895 14.5 % 241,115 22.0 %
29,425 11.3 % 241,075 22.0 %
English GCSE : No 21,545 8.2 % 69,050 6.3 % English GCSE : Yes 239,665 91.8 % 1,025,415 93.7 %
54