Data set from Further education and skills

Achievement Rates - GCSE showing low and high grade proportions

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Published 27 March 2025

Last updated 27 March 2025

Education and training national achievement rate tables.

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Data set details

• Theme: Further education
• Publication: Further education and skills
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Achievement Rate Grades 3 to 1
  • Achievement Rate Grades 9 to 4
  • Aims Achieved Grades 3 to 1
• Filters:
  • Age group
  • GCSE Type
  • Provider type
• Time period: 2021/22 to 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	provider_type	age_band	gcse_type	overall_leavers	total_aims_achieved	aims_achieved_grades_9_to_4	aims_achieved_grades_3_to_1	achievement_rate_total	achievement_rate_grades_9_to_4	achievement_rate_grades_3_to_1
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	General FE College incl Tertiary	Adult	GCSE English	17670	14270	7450	6820	80.7	42.1	38.6
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Other Public Funded i.e LA's and HE	Adult	GCSE English	1630	1240	980	260	76	60.1	15.8
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Private Sector Public Funded	Adult	GCSE English	140	90	30	60	63.7	18.5	45.2
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Schools	Adult	GCSE English	10	10	10	low	92.3	76.9	15.4
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Sixth Form College	Adult	GCSE English	280	230	120	110	81.6	42.9	38.7

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 10 variables

Variable name	Variable description
achievement_rate_grades_3_to_1	Achievement Rate Grades 3 to 1
achievement_rate_grades_9_to_4	Achievement Rate Grades 9 to 4
achievement_rate_total	Total Achievement Rate
age_band	Age group
aims_achieved_grades_3_to_1	Aims Achieved Grades 3 to 1

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Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
2. Achievement rates are based on the individual qualification aims that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
3. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Education & Training Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/qualification-achievement-rates-and-minimum-standards (opens in a new tab)
4. Figures include all funded and unfunded aims reported on the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).
5. Further guidance for the Education & Training National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables (opens in a new tab)
6. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
7. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a qualification.

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