Student counts grade combinations - A level by student characteristics
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A level grade combinations achieved, by student characteristics. Coverage is all students that entered at least 1 A level. Grade outcomes are converted into UCAS points by adding up a student's best 3 A level results (A*=56, A = 48, B = 40, C= 32, D=24, E=16).
Student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language, special educational needs (SEN) provision, and KS4 prior attainment.
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- A level and other 16 to 18 results
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Total number of students
- 168+ UCAS Tariff Points (A*A*A* or equivalent/higher)
- 160+ UCAS Tariff Points (A*A*A or equivalent/higher)
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2022/23
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | characteristic_type | characteristic_value | 01_ucas_168 | 02_ucas_160 | 03_ucas_152 | 04_ucas_144 | 05_ucas_136 | 06_ucas_128 | 07_ucas_120 | 08_ucas_112 | 09_ucas_104 | 10_ucas_96 | 11_ucas_88 | 12_ucas_80 | 13_ucas_72 | 14_ucas_64 | 15_ucas_56 | 16_ucas_48 | student_count | perc_01_ucas_168 | perc_02_ucas_160 | perc_03_ucas_152 | perc_04_ucas_144 | perc_05_ucas_136 | perc_06_ucas_128 | perc_07_ucas_120 | perc_08_ucas_112 | perc_09_ucas_104 | perc_10_ucas_96 | perc_11_ucas_88 | perc_12_ucas_80 | perc_13_ucas_72 | perc_14_ucas_64 | perc_15_ucas_56 | perc_16_ucas_48 | version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201819 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Female | 2433 | 5793 | 11208 | 18846 | 27574 | 37805 | 49131 | 61056 | 72679 | 83468 | 92901 | 101523 | 109211 | 115906 | 121555 | 126203 | 143483 | 1.696 | 4.037 | 7.811 | 13.135 | 19.218 | 26.348 | 34.242 | 42.553 | 50.653 | 58.173 | 64.747 | 70.756 | 76.114 | 80.78 | 84.717 | 87.957 | Revised |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Female | 6441 | 13245 | 22515 | 33431 | 44837 | 56879 | 68937 | 80319 | 90309 | 99029 | 106233 | 112846 | 119034 | 124254 | 128086 | 131431 | 145269 | 4.434 | 9.118 | 15.499 | 23.013 | 30.865 | 39.154 | 47.455 | 55.29 | 62.167 | 68.169 | 73.128 | 77.681 | 81.94 | 85.534 | 88.172 | 90.474 | Final |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Female | 10298 | 19438 | 30257 | 42539 | 54557 | 66323 | 77008 | 87110 | 96004 | 103707 | 110616 | 117225 | 122872 | 127414 | 131114 | 134507 | 147601 | 6.977 | 13.169 | 20.499 | 28.82 | 36.962 | 44.934 | 52.173 | 59.017 | 65.043 | 70.262 | 74.943 | 79.42 | 83.246 | 86.323 | 88.83 | 91.129 | Final |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Female | 7036 | 14137 | 23282 | 34036 | 44939 | 56375 | 67974 | 79012 | 89146 | 98273 | 106712 | 114809 | 122227 | 128363 | 133471 | 137854 | 155810 | 4.516 | 9.073 | 14.943 | 21.845 | 28.842 | 36.182 | 43.626 | 50.71 | 57.215 | 63.072 | 68.489 | 73.685 | 78.446 | 82.384 | 85.663 | 88.476 | Revised |
| 202223 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Female | 3468 | 7815 | 14518 | 23297 | 32987 | 44055 | 56238 | 67938 | 79228 | 89462 | 99121 | 108403 | 116980 | 124494 | 130940 | 136300 | 158100 | 2.194 | 4.943 | 9.183 | 14.736 | 20.865 | 27.865 | 35.571 | 42.972 | 50.113 | 56.586 | 62.695 | 68.566 | 73.991 | 78.744 | 82.821 | 86.211 | Revised |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| 01_ucas_168 | 168+ UCAS Tariff Points (A*A*A* or equivalent/higher) |
| 02_ucas_160 | 160+ UCAS Tariff Points (A*A*A or equivalent/higher) |
| 03_ucas_152 | 152+ UCAS Tariff Points (A*AA or equivalent/higher) |
| 04_ucas_144 | 144+ UCAS Tariff Points (AAA or equivalent/higher) |
| 05_ucas_136 | 136+ UCAS Tariff Points (AAB or equivalent/higher) |
Footnotes
- Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.
- Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
- EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
- Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study (excluding general studies and critical thinking), after discounting of exams. Includes pending awards.
- A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21 such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particular within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.
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