Level 3 attainment gap between Free School Meals and non-Free School Meals students at 19 years-of-age (2007/08-2024/25)
Last updated: July 2026
Next estimated update: June 2027
What does this indicator show?
This indicator shows the attainment gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvanataged students in Inner and Outer London, as well as the rest of England.
A student is classed as disadvantaged if they were eligible for Free School Meals at the end of Key Stage 4.
The attainment gap shows how many more students who weren’t disadvantaged gained Level 3 qualifications (equivalent to A Levels) than those who were disadvantaged.
At the bottom of the page we can see how the attainment gap differs across London boroughs.
What does it tell us?
The attainment gap is lower in London than in the rest of England. It is higher in Outer London than Inner London. This has been the case for the entire period shown here - since 2007/08.
In Inner London, the attainment gap is 15.…
Education, Skills and Training deprivation, rebased for London (2025)
Last updated: December 2025
Next update: TBC
What does this indicator show?
This indicator ranks London’s neighbourhoods according to its level of education deprivation. An area with more severe education deprivation will have, for example, lower levels of attainment, training opportunities or skills within the population.
It uses the English Indices of Deprivation, which gives each neighbourhood an overall deprivation score. It does this by combining data from seven areas known as domains, one of which is education and skills.
For this indicator, we have excluded all non-London neighbourhoods and divided them into five equal groups - known as quintiles. This allows us to quickly see which areas of London have the highest levels of education deprivation. Darker neighbourhoods face the highest levels, lighter areas the least.
What does it tell …
Employment rate of 16-64 year olds by highest qualification level (2024)
Last updated: April 2025
Next estimated update: April 2026
What’s this indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of working-age adults in London that are employed, split by their highest qualification level. It shows the employment rate for people:
- With no qualifications
- Whose highest qualification is RQF1 (GCSE grades 3-1, or D to G)
- Whose highest qualification is RQF2 (GCSE grades 9-4 or A* to C)
- Whose highest qualification is RQF3 (A levels and equivalent)
- Whose highest qualification is RQF4+ (apprenticeships, degrees and above)
- With other qualifications (such as those from other countries)
What does it tell us?
Employment rates are, on average, higher amongst people with higher levels of qualifications. For example, in 2024 90% of Londoners aged 16-64 with qualifications higher than A-levels (such as university degrees) were employed compa…
GCSE attainment - grades 9-4 in English and Maths by London borough (2024/25)
Last updated: April 2026
Next estimated update: February 2027
What does this indicator show?
This indicator shows the proportions of state educated GCSE students that achieved grades 9-4 in English and Maths in each London borough in the academic year 2024/25.
What does it tell us?
State-educated students in London have higher GCSE attainment rates than those in England as a whole. 70.5% of students in London achieved grades 9-4 (A*-C under the old grading system) in GCSE English and Maths in 2024/25. This is compared to 64.8% in all of England.
Almost all London boroughs have a higher GCSE attainment rate than the average rate in England. The boroughs with the highest GCSE attainment rates are Kingston upon Thames, Sutton, and Richmond upon Thames, which all saw over 80% of their students achieving grades 9-4 in English and Maths in 2024/25.
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Average income deprivation percentile of the neighbourhoods schools are located in by Ofsted rating (2024)
This indicator was last updated in December 2025. It's now archived and will no longer be updated. Explore London's Poverty Profile for all our regularly updated indicators and latest analysis.
What’s this?
This chart compares the levels of income deprivation in the neighborhoods where schools are located, based on their overall Ofsted ratings. The income deprivation percentile shows how deprived a neighbourhood is compared to all others. The higher the number, the more deprived the neighbourhood.
Ofsted overall ratings were given to schools by inspectors and range from “Inadequate” to “Outstanding”. Ratings were based on a range of observations about a school's performance. These overall ratings have now been abolished, the new `report card` system commenced in November 2025. We will be reviewing this indicator when the new data are availa…
Highest qualification levels obtained for working-age population by London borough (2025)
Last updated: July 2026
Next estimated update: March 2027
What does this indicator show?
This indicator shows how the highest qualifications held by Londoners vary across boroughs.
People’s qualifications are split into four categories:
- Level 1 (RQF1) includes GCSE grades 3 to 1 (D to G)
- Level 2 (RQF2)includes GCSE grades 9 to 4 (A* to C)
- Level 3 (RQF3) includes A-levels
- Level 4 (RQF4+) includes apprenticeships, degrees and above
We can also see the proportion of working age adults with no or ‘other’ qualifications. ‘Other’ qualifications include, for example, some overseas qualifications.
Full details about the classifications can be found here.
What does it tell us?
Boroughs with lower qualification levels
In five London boroughs, 15% or more working-age people have no or other qualifications. All are in East and Outer London: Barking and Dagenham,…