Distribution of scaled scores
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Key stage 2 attainment
- API data set ID
- 102f9901-b768-4d77-8192-0ad3f884fc86
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- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,866
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Cumulative percentage
- Total number of eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2
- Filters
- Scale scores distribution
- Sex
- Subjects
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2024/25
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | establishment_type_group | sex | subject | scaled_scores | eligible_pupil_count | cumulative_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201819 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All schools | Total | Reading | N | 1154 | 0 |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All schools | Total | Reading | 80 | 4354 | 1 |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All schools | Total | Reading | 82 | 2210 | 1 |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All schools | Total | Reading | 83 | 2674 | 2 |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All schools | Total | Reading | 84 | 2776 | 2 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| cumulative_percent | Cumulative percentage |
| eligible_pupil_count | Total number of eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 |
| scaled_scores | Scale scores distribution |
| sex | Sex |
| subject | Subjects |
Footnotes
- Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Figures for 2025 are based on provisional data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
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- Distribution of scaled scores
- API data set ID
- 102f9901-b768-4d77-8192-0ad3f884fc86
- API data set version
- 1.0
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