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Army Foundation College: Girls

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 22 October 2025UIN 82205

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 16 to 18 year olds girls have attended Army Foundation College Harrogate in each of the last five years.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

The annual female attendee figures are provided in the table below; all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

Courses straddle multiple calendar years, meaning some recruits who joined in one year and remain in attendance the following year will be counted in both.

Year

Figure

2020

280

2021

250

2022

210

2023

270

2024

200

Figures include trainees who join AFC (H) and leave within the same month, who would not otherwise appear on the monthly strengths.

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