Data set from Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment

Phonics screening check attainment in year 1 and by the end of year 2 by school characteristics

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Published 12 October 2023

Last updated 12 October 2023

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 and by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by school characteristics.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
  • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
  • Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
• Filters:
  • Gender
  • School characteristics
  • Type of school
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2022/23

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	breakdown_topic	breakdown	school_type	gender	phonics_y1_no_schools	t_phonics_y1_eligible_pupils	t_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	t_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	t_phonics_y1_absent	t_phonics_y1_disapplied	pt_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	pt_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_phonics_y1_absent	pt_phonics_y1_disapplied	phonics_by_end_y2_no_schools	t_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupils	t_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	t_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied
201112	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	School type	Total	State-funded schools and alternative provision	Total	x	x	x	x	x	x	58	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	z	x	x	x
201213	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	School type	Total	State-funded schools and alternative provision	Total	x	x	x	x	x	x	69	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	85	x	x	x
201314	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	School type	Total	State-funded schools and alternative provision	Total	x	x	x	x	x	x	74	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	89	x	x	x
201415	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	School type	Total	State-funded schools and alternative provision	Total	x	x	x	x	x	x	77	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	90	x	x	x
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	School type	Total	State-funded schools and alternative provision	Total	x	x	x	x	x	x	81	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	91	x	x	x

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 23 variables

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	School characteristics
gender	Gender
phonics_by_end_y2_no_schools	Number of schools in year 2 phonics
phonics_y1_no_schools	Number of schools in year 1 phonics
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2

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Footnotes

1. Other Christian Faith includes schools of mixed denomination or other Christian beliefs (e.g. Greek Orthodox).
2. Where schools have changed type or phase during the 2022/23 academic year, they are shown here under their type or phase as of 12 September 2022.
3. The number of eligible pupils by the end of year 2 includes pupils with a valid year 2 phonics data and pupils with both valid year 1 phonics (year 2 Autumn term phonics in 2022 - see methodology for further information) and key stage 1 teacher assessment data. This figure will be slightly different to the number of pupils at the end of key stage 1.
4. Mainstream LA maintained schools includes community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools.
5. State-funded special schools includes community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
6. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
7. Alternative Provision includes pupil referral units, academy alternative provision and free school alternative provision.
8. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.
9. State-funded mainstream schools includes mainstream maintained schools, mainstream academies and mainstream free schools. Excludes special schools and alternative provision.
10. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.

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