Powys Doesn't Know How Many A-Lever Pupils Are Leaving the County

Powys doesn't know how many A-lever pupils are leaving the county

Powys councillors raise concerns over missing data on pupils leaving for Shrewsbury and Hereford colleges as major sixth‑form reforms loom.

Lack of subject choice at Powys sixth forms is a reason why pupils leave the county

The lack of subjects available to study in Powys school sixth forms is a factor in the brain drain which sees pupils leaving the county to go elsewhere to continue their post-16 education.

Council does not know how many Powys pupils are lost to sixth forms across the border

Education chiefs in Powys don’t know how many pupils are being lost over the border to sixth form colleges in England, while the responsibility for finding out where many of the brightest Powys youngsters are going to continue their education has been passed on to secondary school leaders.