The dispositions and tactics of school sixth-formers who reject the institutional ‘push’ to university

Figures & data

Table 1. Hallingford and St John’s middle-attaining non-conformers.

Hallingford	Key adviser (types of social capital accessed)	Year 12/13 leaver	Destination
Dale	Uncle (airport admin)	13	NEET
Hari	Aunt (solicitor)	13	Engineering apprenticeship
Kyle	Friends	12	Apprenticeship graphic design
Rishi	Brother (university student)	12	College (BTEC, Business)
Stacey	Mother (hairdresser)	13	Retail
St John’s	Key adviser	Year 12/13 leaver	Post school destination
Erica	Friends	12	College (Diploma Music Production)
Memphis	Mother (homemaker)	12	Architectural technician apprenticeship
Michael	Mother (cashier)	12	College (BTEC, IT)
Simon	Father (musician)	13	Car sales apprenticeship
Vicky	Grandfather (builder-manager)	13	Accountancy apprenticeship

Table 2. Hallingford and St John’s middle-attaining conformers.

Hallingford and St John’s middle-attaining students who applied to HE
Hallingford	Degree course accessed^2
Adela	Psychology BA
Zane	Music Technology BA
St John’s	Degree course accessed
Ella	Geography BA
Patrick	Computer Science BSc
Zoe	Sport Science BSc