Data set from Key stage 4 performance

Key stage 4 accountability metrics by SEN provision in LA maintained school and academies to local authority level

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Published 15 October 2026

Last updated 15 October 2026

National, regional and local authority level KS4 performance measures broken down by special educational needs (SEN) in LA maintained schools and academies since 2018/19.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• API data set ID: 01a135be-ad6c-74ba-873d-1ec469ec2d1f; How do I use this ID?
• Release: Academic year 2025/26
• Number of rows: 25,037
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Average Attainment 8 score
  • Average Progress 8 score
  • Average Attainment 8 score for EBacc element
• Filters:
  • School type
  • Special educational needs - provision
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	version	establishment_type_group	breakdown_topic	sen_provision	sen_status	school_count	pupil_count	attainment8_sum	attainment8_average	engmath_entering_total	engmath_entering_percent	engmath_97_total	engmath_97_percent	engmath_95_total	engmath_95_percent	engmath_94_total	engmath_94_percent	progress8_pupil_count	progress8_sum	progress8_average	progress8_lower_95_ci	progress8_upper_95_ci	progress8eng_sum	progress8eng_average	progress8eng_lower_95_ci	progress8eng_upper_95_ci	progress8mat_sum	progress8mat_average	progress8mat_lower_95_ci	progress8mat_upper_95_ci	progress8ebacc_sum	progress8ebacc_average	progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci	progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci	progress8open_sum	progress8open_average	progress8open_lower_95_ci	progress8open_upper_95_ci	gcse_entering_total	gcse_entering_percent	gcse_91_total	gcse_91_percent	eng_entering_total	eng_entering_percent	mat_entering_total	mat_entering_percent	sci_entering_total	sci_entering_percent	lan_entering_total	lan_entering_percent	eng_95_total	eng_95_percent	mat_95_total	mat_95_percent	sci_95_total	sci_95_percent	lan_95_total	lan_95_percent	eng_94_total	eng_94_percent	mat_94_total	mat_94_percent	sci_94_total	sci_94_percent	lan_94_total	lan_94_percent	attainment8eng_sum	attainment8eng_average	attainment8mat_sum	attainment8mat_average	attainment8ebacc_sum	attainment8ebacc_average	attainment8open_sum	attainment8open_average	attainment8open_gcse_sum	attainment8open_gcse_average	attainment8open_nongcse_sum	attainment8open_nongcse_average	attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total	attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average	attainment8open_slotfill_total	attainment8open_slotfill_average	sci_combpath_entering_total	sci_combpath_entering_percent	sci_indpath_entering_total	sci_indpath_entering_percent	sci_triple_entering_total	sci_triple_entering_percent	geoghist_entering_total	geoghist_entering_percent	lan_multiple_entering_total	lan_multiple_entering_percent	art_subject_entering_total	art_subject_entering_percent	music_qual_entering_total	music_qual_entering_percent	art_qual_entering_total	art_qual_entering_percent	eng_91_total	eng_91_percent	mat_91_total	mat_91_percent	sci_91_total	sci_91_percent	lan_91_total	lan_91_percent	gcse_five_engmath_total	gcse_five_engmath_percent	progress8_pupil_percent	progress8_adjusted_total	progress8_adjusted_percent	progress8original_sum	progress8original_average	progress8original_lower_95_ci	progress8original_upper_95_ci	qual_entries_sum	qual_entries_average	gcse_entries_sum	gcse_entries_average	qual_entries_without_discounting_sum	qual_entries_without_discounting_average
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	Converter academies	Total	Total	Total	1675	332903	16500782.75	49.6	327286	98.3	56294	16.9	171475	51.5	233369	70.1	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	329197	98.9	328344	98.6	321583	96.6	327925	98.5	322658	96.9	160457	48.2	218580	65.7	191038	57.4	169512	52.5	102900	64.1	263187	79.1	249186	74.9	225432	69.9	122187	76.1	3488761	10.5	3271763.26	9.8	4845976.26	14.6	4894282.23	14.7	4240299.98	12.7	653982.25	2	939817	2.8	944929	2.8	233239	70.1	89434	26.9	89282	26.8	26176	7.9	11701	3.5	136465	41	22437	6.7	154309	46.4	320080	96.1	323854	97.3	317995	98.6	158369	98.7	219067	65.8	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	2710932.77	8.1	2533984	7.6	2728872	8.2
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	Converter academies	SEN provision	All SEN provision	Any special educational need	1672	54934	1873699.5	34.1	51568	93.9	2985	5.4	13163	24	21947	40	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	52614	95.8	52185	95	48408	88.1	51908	94.5	48824	88.9	12505	22.8	19939	36.3	16481	30	13907	28.5	5976	47.8	28174	51.3	25826	47	21748	44.5	7577	60.6	415538	7.6	372914	6.8	529960.5	9.6	555287	10.1	459112.5	8.4	96174.5	1.8	134609	2.5	136066	2.5	42068	76.6	6763	12.3	6738	12.3	3228	5.9	663	1.2	23439	42.7	3755	6.8	26716	48.6	47630	86.7	49593	90.3	47143	96.6	12287	98.3	19132	34.8	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	382997.19	7	350827	6.4	390127	7.1
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	Converter academies	SEN provision	Education, health and care plan	Any special educational need	1597	11421	286999.5	25.1	9608	84.1	349	3.1	1645	14.4	2940	25.7	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	10144	88.8	10004	87.6	8378	73.4	9786	85.7	8607	75.4	1372	12	2623	23	2232	19.5	1864	21.7	682	49.7	3925	34.4	3734	32.7	3035	35.3	864	63	65496	5.7	59146	5.2	80087	7	82270.5	7.2	66799.5	5.8	15471	1.4	22589	2	22760	2	7727	67.7	883	7.7	875	7.7	485	4.2	76	0.7	4154	36.4	601	5.3	4754	41.6	8157	71.4	8974	78.6	8207	95.4	1351	98.5	2344	20.5	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	64480.18	5.6	58732	5.1	66715	5.8
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	Converter academies	SEN provision	SEN support / SEN without an EHC plan	Any special educational need	1670	43513	1586700	36.5	41960	96.4	2636	6.1	11518	26.5	19007	43.7	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	42470	97.6	42181	96.9	40030	92	42122	96.8	40217	92.4	11133	25.6	17316	39.8	14249	32.7	12043	29.9	5294	47.6	24249	55.7	22092	50.8	18713	46.5	6713	60.3	350042	8	313768	7.2	449873.5	10.3	473016.5	10.9	392313	9	80703.5	1.9	112020	2.6	113306	2.6	34341	78.9	5880	13.5	5863	13.5	2743	6.3	587	1.3	19285	44.3	3154	7.2	21962	50.5	39473	90.7	40619	93.3	38936	96.8	10936	98.2	16788	38.6	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	318517.01	7.3	292095	6.7	323412	7.4
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	Converter academies	SEN provision	No SEN provision	No identified special educational need	1675	277934	14626662.25	52.6	275705	99.2	53308	19.2	158310	57	211417	76.1	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	276566	99.5	276142	99.4	273164	98.3	276004	99.3	273822	98.5	147944	53.2	198639	71.5	174553	62.8	155604	56.8	96921	65.5	235007	84.6	223353	80.4	203677	74.4	114606	77.5	3073136	11.1	2898757.26	10.4	4315871.76	15.5	4338897.23	15.6	3781103.48	13.6	557793.75	2	805174	2.9	808837	2.9	191160	68.8	82670	29.7	82543	29.7	22946	8.3	11038	4	113024	40.7	18681	6.7	127591	45.9	272439	98	274249	98.7	270841	98.9	146074	98.7	199933	71.9	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	2327853.58	8.4	2183079	7.9	2338663	8.4

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 118 variables

Variable name	Variable description
art_qual_entering_percent	Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total	Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent	Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total	Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average	Average Attainment 8 score

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Footnotes

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 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.
3. 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.
4. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
5. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
6. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
7. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
8. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.

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• API data set name: Key stage 4 accountability metrics by SEN provision in LA maintained school and academies to local authority level
• API data set ID: 01a135be-ad6c-74ba-873d-1ec469ec2d1f
• API data set version: 1.0

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