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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationFigure 6.11.9 shows learner success rates by ward of residence (pre-2004) atLevel 3 (equivalent to A levels). There were 1,625 learners at the Level 3stage (up by 12% on the 2006/7 figures). The borough average success ratewas 75% (up by 8% on last year). Success at ward level varied by 22% (lessthan the 32% for 2005/6 and 26% for 2006/7). The most successful ward wasSouthwest with 86% whereas Dearne Thurnscoe had the lowest with 64% -significantly higher than the lowest ward in 2005/6 (42%) and 2006/7 (56%).Figure 6.11.9: Success Rate of 16-19 year olds in Further Education in 2007/8 at Level 3for Old Wards100Further Education 2007/8: Success Rate of Learners at Level 2 by Ward (pre-2004) ofResidence (Source: LSC)90% learners who were successful8070605040302010There were 51 people engaged in learning at Levels 4 & 5 in Barnsley and ofthese 48 % were successful. There were insufficient numbers to analyse atward level.An additional 357 Barnsley people were on other courses – a fall of 55% on2006/7. However, the success rate shot up from 21% in 2006/7 to 43% in2007/8. Again, Dearne Thurnscoe and Dearne South had the highest successrates (60% and 88%, respectively) and the lowest was in Cudworth (13%).Work-based Learning (WbL)In 2007/8 there were 1,929 young people aged 16-19 undertaking work basedlearning – an increase of 190 on the 2006/7 figure 2 . The highest rates ofparticipation in Work-based Learning were in Cudworth (211 per ’000population) and Brierley (209 per ‘000). The lowest rates were in DearneSouth (138 per ‘000) and Penistone East (117 per ‘000). Figure 6.11.11shows the differences across the wards: in areas such as Penistone East thenumber of young people participating in this type of learning is low, probablydue to young people taking more academic courses such as A Levels.2Based on the LSC's publication Barnsley 14-19 LA Data Pack May 2009- 97 -