Performance indicators 1998-99 further education in England

This publication contains performance indicators, analysis and interpretation for 426 further education (FE) and sixth form colleges in England plus, for the first time, similar data and comment for 216 LEA maintained and independent external institutions. The indicators for individual colleges relate to the 1997-98 and 1998-99 teaching years with trends since 1996-97 included in the section on analysis and interpretation. For external institutions, performance indicators are shown only for 1998-99. It is the fifth year in which performance indicators for further education colleges have been published. The performance indicators are calculated primarily from the individualised student record (ISR). Five performance indicators are shown for each institution, focusing on key areas of activity