Applicants
| Educational sector | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Comprehensive | 100,127 | 100,975 | 107,191 | 112,139 | 128,713 |
| Further / Higher Education | 101,845 | 101,901 | 102,705 | 123,493 | 130,789 |
| Grammar School | 19,924 | 20,441 | 21,603 | 21,206 | 28,390 |
| Independent | 35,629 | 36,105 | 36,084 | 36,143 | 38,267 |
| Other | 4,961 | 5,343 | 5,885 | 8,986 | 7,667 |
| Other maintained | 19,655 | 20,363 | 22,080 | 21,457 | 4 |
| Sixth Form Centre | 3,162 | 3,060 | 3,128 | 2,887 | 2,710 |
| Sixth Form College | 38,880 | 39,596 | 43,782 | 44,607 | 48,889 |
| Unknown | 85,785 | 85,550 | 102,172 | 61,278 | 68,719 |
| Total | 409,968 | 413,334 | 444,630 | 432,196 | 454,148 |
Accepted applicants
| Educational sector | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Comprehensive | 84,384 | 85,226 | 91,832 | 93,141 | 107,033 |
| Further / Higher Education | 78,161 | 78,239 | 79,522 | 92,125 | 97,482 |
| Grammar School | 17,512 | 17,912 | 19,257 | 18,130 | 24,718 |
| Independent | 30,824 | 31,389 | 31,835 | 30,983 | 32,661 |
| Other | 3,889 | 4,127 | 4,587 | 6,658 | 5,972 |
| Other maintained | 17,007 | 17,593 | 19,373 | 18,408 | 4 |
| Sixth Form Centre | 2,692 | 2,586 | 2,716 | 2,404 | 2,261 |
| Sixth Form College | 33,495 | 34,156 | 38,326 | 37,957 | 41,564 |
| Unknown | 65,978 | 63,067 | 72,796 | 45,758 | 52,849 |
| Total | 333,942 | 334,295 | 360,244 | 345,564 | 364,544 |
Applicants - expressed as percentages
| Educational sector | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Comprehensive | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.1% | 25.9% | 28.3% |
| Further / Higher Education | 24.8% | 24.7% | 23.1% | 28.6% | 28.8% |
| Grammar School | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 6.3% |
| Independent | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| Other maintained | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Sixth Form Centre | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Sixth Form College | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 10.8% |
| Unknown | 20.9% | 20.7% | 23.0% | 14.2% | 15.1% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
| Educational sector | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Comprehensive | 25.3% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 27.0% | 29.4% |
| Further / Higher Education | 23.4% | 23.4% | 22.1% | 26.7% | 26.7% |
| Grammar School | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| Independent | 9.2% | 9.4% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| Other maintained | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Sixth Form Centre | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Sixth Form College | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 11.4% |
| Unknown | 19.8% | 18.9% | 20.2% | 13.2% | 14.5% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
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