Young People

Families by size and children in families by age. A National Statistics Publication. Child Benefit is paid to those responsible for children (aged under 16) or qualifying young people. The latter includes: a) those in full-time non-advanced education or (from April 2006) on certain approved vocational training courses and who are under 19, or are aged 19 and have been on the same course since their 19th birthdays. (Note: those reachin...

The GLA Civil Society and Sport Unit Youth Team have commissioned London Metropolitan University Centre for Applied Research in Empowering Society (CARES) team to undertake research into the challenges that young Londoners face, to help shape the GLA’s holistic approach to empowering the voice of young Londoners. The project involves reviewing evidence gathered by the GLA to map out the ecosystem and interactions that underpin youth soc...

Modelled estimates of annual live births by year ending date. Official birth estimates from ONS are considered very accurate, but the lag between the end of the period covered and the publication of estimates is typically 9-12 months. To gain a more timely indication of birth trends, the GLA Demography team produces modelled estimates of annual births based on counts of infants registered with GP practices. Modelled birth estimates can ...

This dataset supports the Mayor's equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy published in 2018. It brings together publicly available data relevant to equalities in London into a series of measures. These will be updated over time to monitor the delivery of the strategy. After the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020, there was a need to capture and bring together appropriate data and research to monitor London through the recovery pe...

The GLA Grants Dataset contains data relating to grants which have been awarded by the GLA since 2013. The dataset uses the 360 Giving Standard, to ensure the data is clear and accessible. This dataset can also be accessed on the 360 giving navigation site GrantNav, which allows grant-makers and others to explore how grants are used, areas of commonality between grant-makers and gaps that are not reached by grant-makers. Potential grant...

Data on GCSE and equivalent entries and achievments at the end of Key Stage 4 by gender and location of school/educational institution. This dataset contains data on GCSE results using the 1-9 grading system. This system has replaced the old A*-G grading system. The two main indicators are Attainment 8 and Progress 8, these are explained below. Attainment 8 - This indicator measures pupils' average grade across eight subjects. These ar...

OPDC is a Mayoral Development Corporation, established by the Mayor of London with a statutory objective to secure the regeneration of our area, which spans across three London boroughs – Ealing, Brent and Hammersmith & Fulham. Our area includes the vast Park Royal industrial estate, the Old Oak development area around the new High Speed 2 Old Oak Common interchange, and the protected 67 hectares of parkland at Wormwood Scrubs.

The GLA recently published a briefing examining the demographic evidence around trends in the population of young children (age 0 to 10) in London, see London’s population of young children – current and future. These three new data hubs supplement the briefing by enabling users to access current data and trends at borough level. They are intended for those working in central, regional or local government, or in civil society, who need ...

Employment Rate by broad ethnic groups - Indian, Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Black, Mixed, White and Other; and BAME total for each year since 2004. The data are taken from the Annual Population Survey (APS), produced by the Office for National Statistics.

The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) is a teacher assessment of children’s development at the end of the EYFS (the end of the academic year in which the child turns five). This dataset contains the results of the EYFSP by gender and location of school/educational institution. Also includes data by region by ethnic group, language, and free school meal (FSM) eligibility. Indicators include: The percentage of children achievi...