Field Value Title Barnsley In Depth Children & Young People's ...

Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 Information** = 16 and 17 year olds (except pilot areas which are 16-18; Barnsley not a pilot)*** = 16 to 18 year oldsFigure 6.11.6 Percentage of 16-19 year olds in LSC funded Further Education by OldWard 2007/8NB. It has become clear that comparing change year on year from the datareceived at Old Ward level can be misleading. This is why the charts andcommentary on this have been removed. For the general picture for Barnsley,please see Figure 6.11.1.Figure 6.11.7 illustrates the success rate of 16-19 year olds at NVQ Level 1.Inthe 2007/8 year, there were 1,040 learners engaged in Level 1 or Entry levelqualifications (slightly down from 1,113 in 2006/7 or -6.5%).The borough average success rate was 72% (down by 4% in 2006/7).Success at ward level varied significantly: Penistone East was the highestwith 93% whereas Hoyland East was the lowest with 58%. The gap betweenthe highest and lowest wards decreased from 36% in 2005/6 to 15% in 2006/7but has increased again to 35% in 2007/8.- 95 -