Careers – A brief guide to post 16 options and qualifications
Post 16 Options
There are a variety of post-16 options. Different colleges and sixth forms offer different courses so always check their websites for what they are able to offer. The courses on offer can change from year to year too.
The vast majority of our students go on to study at either John Leggott College or North Lindsey College. We have students who go into other education provision (e.g. Bishop Burton College, Grimsby Institute, Queen Elizabeth High School, Engineering UTC Northern Lincolnshire) and an increasing number into apprenticeships, locally and through large organisations such as the Royal Navy or the Army (Army Foundation College, Harrogate).
The landscape of options for our students after year 11 is changing rapidly and so it is really important that the information we all give, formally or informally, is current and not solely based on our own experiences. That is not to say that our own experiences are not valid, just that we need to be mindful that things change.
Where do our students go?
At the end of November 2024, 98% of our 2024 cohort were in a positive destination.
- 119 went to a sixth form college or a school sixth form
- 123 went to an FE college
- 16 students moved into employment with training (apprenticeship/traineeship)
- 1 students moved into employment without training
- 4 students were considered NEET (Not in education employment or training)
Proportionately more male students went to FE college rather than sixth form. Other destinations were evenly split between male and female students.
These figures are fairly representative of a typical cohort leaving Frederick Gough School.
Please click on the link below to learn more about the different options and to see information about some of the routes that our former students have taken after these.