National characteristics summary data
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Key stage 4 performance
- API data set ID
- 19e39901-560d-f972-b6f3-dd085539c095
How do I use this ID? - Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 352
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Average Attainment 8 score
- Average EBacc APS score
- Average Progress 8 score
- Filters
- Pupil characteristic
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2024/25
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | establishment_type_group | breakdown_topic | breakdown | school_count | pupil_count | attainment8_sum | attainment8_average | engmath_entering_total | engmath_entering_percent | engmath_95_total | engmath_95_percent | engmath_94_total | engmath_94_percent | ebacc_entering_total | ebacc_entering_percent | ebacc_95_total | ebacc_95_percent | ebacc_94_total | ebacc_94_percent | ebacc_aps_sum | ebacc_aps_average | progress8_pupil_count | progress8_sum | progress8_average | progress8_lower_95_ci | progress8_upper_95_ci |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | All state-funded | Total | Total | 4104 | 625648 | 28811081.3 | 46 | 600178 | 95.9 | 284267 | 45.4 | 405649 | 64.8 | 253470 | 40.5 | 116916 | 18.7 | 161269 | 25.8 | 2555883.44 | 4.09 | z | z | z | z | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | All state-funded | Sex | Boys | 3892 | 320698 | 14132330.66 | 44.1 | 305011 | 95.1 | 140916 | 43.9 | 201838 | 62.9 | 117751 | 36.7 | 50501 | 15.7 | 70567 | 22 | 1259456.01 | 3.93 | z | z | z | z | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | All state-funded | Sex | Girls | 3853 | 304950 | 14678750.64 | 48.1 | 295167 | 96.8 | 143351 | 47 | 203811 | 66.8 | 135719 | 44.5 | 66415 | 21.8 | 90702 | 29.7 | 1296427.43 | 4.25 | z | z | z | z | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | All state-funded | Ethnicity | African | 2989 | 31607 | 1514723.78 | 47.9 | 30693 | 97.1 | 14866 | 47 | 21369 | 67.6 | 14459 | 45.7 | 5805 | 18.4 | 8493 | 26.9 | 135012.36 | 4.27 | z | z | z | z | z |
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | All state-funded | Ethnicity | All Asian / Asian British | 3397 | 80861 | 4272169.44 | 52.8 | 78839 | 97.5 | 46205 | 57.1 | 59901 | 74.1 | 43132 | 53.3 | 22232 | 27.5 | 28796 | 35.6 | 388158.71 | 4.8 | z | z | z | z | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| attainment8_average | Average Attainment 8 score |
| attainment8_sum | Sum of Attainment 8 scores |
| breakdown | Pupil characteristic |
| ebacc_94_percent | Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in the EBacc |
| ebacc_94_total | Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in the EBacc |
Footnotes
- Sub totals for EAL and SEN breakdowns may not sum to the grand total due to a small number of pupils with missing information.
- Unclassified includes pupils for whom the information was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
- Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
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- National characteristics summary data
- API data set ID
- 19e39901-560d-f972-b6f3-dd085539c095
- API data set version
- 1.0.1
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Patch changes for version 1.0.1
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New filters
- Pupil characteristic group (id:
eWguS, column:breakdown_topic)
Changes to Pupil characteristic filter options
Updated
- English (id:
qeWjG):- label changed to: Known or believed to be English
- Any other white background (id:
pZKSo):- label changed to: Any other White background
- All black / African / Caribbean / black British (id:
P6Meb):- label changed to: All Black / African / Caribbean / Black British
- White and black African (id:
SxoVx):- label changed to: White and Black African
- White and black Caribbean (id:
yGsaB):- label changed to: White and Black Caribbean
- Other than English (id:
mQ09K):- label changed to: Known or believed to be other than English
- Any other black background (id:
O4RCL):- label changed to: Any other Black background
- All white (id:
9ww4v):- label changed to: All White
New
- Speech, language and communications needs (id:
2iRSl) - Visual impairment (id:
PypCe)
New time periods
- 2018/19 (code:
AY) - 2019/20 (code:
AY) - 2020/21 (code:
AY) - 2021/22 (code:
AY) - 2022/23 (code:
AY) - 2023/24 (code:
AY)
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If you have a specific enquiry about National characteristics summary data statistics and data:
Attainment statistics team
Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.ukContact name: Liam Hamilton