FE Success Rates Demographics Master File

Note: This page is from an older version of the Data Dictionary and may therefore contain information that is now out of date. It is included here for reference only.

Detailed Definition

1 This dataset is part of the Success Rates Files collection.

2 This dataset is an output from the FE Success Rates Methodology 2004/05.

3 There is a companion dataset the Success Rates Aims Master File.

4 These details are relevant for the calculations performed for 2004/05 Success Rates.

5 The table below shows the fields in the Success Rate Demographics Master File. Fields that are from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) are defined in the ILR Specification. The hyperlink will take you to the ILR page where you can view the specification for the relevant teaching year.

6 A number of the fields are derived variables calculated by the success rate methodology. The right hand column in the table below indicates which are the derived variables and whether they are categoric or scaled.

Field Name	Description	Derived Variable
L01	Provider number
Area1	High level aggregation of learning aims	Categoric
Length	Duration of learning aim – sub divides short aims	Categoric
Expendyr	College year in which the qualification is expected to end
Agegroup	Age group of the student	Categoric
L13	Sex
L14	Learning difficulties and/or disabilities and/or health problems
Ethncity	Ethnicity groupings	Categoric
Inst	Abbreviated institution name
Name	Institution name
LLSCName	Local LSC name – based on provider location
Col_Type	Grouped institution type code number
MAP_SSA1	Sector subject area code – tier 1 (only present from 2004/05 onwards)
Count	Total starters	Scaled
Trans	Number of transfers onto another qualification	Scaled
Contin	Number of enrolments continuing	Scaled
Complete	Number of enrolments completed	Scaled
Achieved	Number of enrolments achieved	Scaled
Compv	Number of enrolments completed with a known outcome	Scaled
TYPE2	Institution type
LLSCcode	Local LSC code number - based on provider location
Type	Grouped institution type

Creator	Analysis and MI Team
Date issued	22 March 2006
Date created	1 November 2005
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Last Modified: 22 Mar 06