The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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Widening Participation in Higher Education

This analysis presents data on estimated percentage of pupils from state-funded and special schools by Free School Meal status who entered Higher Education by age 19.  The analysis uses source data from the Department for Education and covers the years 2006/07 to 2016/17.  Select the authority of interest to show the results for the education service provider covering that area.

→ Download the Widening Participation in Higher Education analysis here