Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Attainment and other performance measures - region and student characteristics

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Published 30 March 2023

Last updated 30 March 2023

Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by region or local authority and student characteristics.

Student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language, SEN provision, and KS4 prior attainment.

Data set details

Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release: Academic year 2021/22
Release type
Geographic levels: Local authority, Regional
Indicators: % achieving ≥ 2 A levels
% achieving ≥ 2 academic results
% achieving ≥ 2 substantial level 3 results
Filters: Characteristic
Institution
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	school_type	school_type_group	number_of_students_potential	number_of_students_level3	number_of_students_alev	number_of_students_acad	number_of_students_agen	number_of_students_tlev	aps_per_entry_alev	aps_per_entry_grade_alev	aps_per_entry_acad	aps_per_entry_grade_acad	aps_per_entry_agen	aps_per_entry_grade_agen	aps_per_entry_tlev	aps_per_entry_grade_tlev	pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3	pc_achieving_atleast_two_alev	pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acad	entered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_applied	aps_per_entry_best3	aps_per_entry_grade_best3	pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alev	pc_achieving_aab_or_better_alev	entered_for_one_or_more_alev	pc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_alev	entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generals	pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levels	entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levels	pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generals	number_of_students_highest_entry_was_l2	pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificate	number_of_students_technicalcertificate	aps_per_entry_technicalcertificate	aps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate
201718	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Revised	E12000008	South East	886	E10000016	Kent	Gender	Female	All state-funded schools	State-funded institutions	5632	4920	4228	4646	1024	98	32.5403	C+	33.8464	C+	29.295	Merit+	32.873	Dist-	84.654	77.2	77.68	3085	33.2404	C+	10.924	19.741	3069	13.425	529	18.526	1318	77.845	96	41.667	44	5.9409	L2Merit
201718	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Revised	E12000002	North West	888	E10000017	Lancashire	Gender	Female	All state-funded schools	State-funded institutions	1221	1085	1020	1022	162	15	34.4018	C+	34.4861	C+	27.4431	Merit+	24.2982	Merit	88.664	87.451	87.28	840	35.3532	B-	12.5	22.143	839	15.852	107	14.019	229	72.052	12	25	7	6	L2Merit
201718	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Revised	E12000004	East Midlands	855	E10000018	Leicestershire	Gender	Female	All state-funded schools	State-funded institutions	1833	1590	1565	1572	231	12	31.5693	C	31.7285	C+	32.0862	Dist-	33.9362	Dist	81.195	78.275	77.926	1150	32.6464	C+	8.435	15.739	1147	11.16	82	14.634	285	81.053	22	31.818	11	6	L2Merit
201718	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Revised	E12000004	East Midlands	925	E10000019	Lincolnshire	Gender	Female	All state-funded schools	State-funded institutions	2259	1978	1852	1856	410	79	32.8344	C+	33.0475	C+	30.6195	Dist-	33.057	Dist-	85.642	79.266	79.095	1382	33.9219	C+	10.999	19.392	1373	14.785	264	29.924	551	74.41	62	27.419	23	6	L2Merit
201718	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Revised	E12000006	East of England	926	E10000020	Norfolk	Gender	Female	All state-funded schools	State-funded institutions	1524	1376	1349	1351	113	10	32.6978	C+	32.9363	C+	32.0643	Dist-	42.125	Dist*-	83.721	81.764	81.643	1071	33.7908	C+	8.683	17.18	1068	11.61	47	21.277	145	77.931	18	22.222	4	6	L2Merit

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 35 variables
Variable name	Variable description
aps_per_entry_acad	APS per academic entry
aps_per_entry_agen	APS per applied general entry
aps_per_entry_alev	APS per A level entry
aps_per_entry_best3	APS per 'Best 3' entries
aps_per_entry_grade_acad	Average academic result

Footnotes

Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables.
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.

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