KS4 GCSE subject pupil level data
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- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Key stage 4 performance
- Release
- Academic year 2019/20
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- The number of pupils entering each exam
- The percentage of pupils achieving a grade 9-5 out of pupils entering that subject
- The percentage of pupils achieving a grade A-B
- Filters
- Basis for admission into the school
- Gender
- Religious denomination of school
- Time period
- 2019/20
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | version | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | characteristic_gender | table | school_type | characteristic_admission_type | characteristic_religious_denomination | subject | qualification_type | subject_entry | Total_achieving_A*-G/9-1 | Total_achieving_A*-C/9-4 | Total_achieving_9-5 | Total_achieving_A-B | Total_achieving_A-E | Total_achieving_level_1_pass | Total_achieving_level_2_pass | Percentage_achieving_A*-G/9-1 | Percentage_achieving_A*-C/9-4 | Percentage_achieving_9-5 | Percentage_achieving_A-B | Percentage_achieving_A-E | Percentage_achieving_level_1_pass | Percentage_achieving_level_2_pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201920 | Academic year | Revised | National | E92000001 | England | Boys | S1 | All schools | Total | Total | Ancient History | GCSE | 465 | 459 | 378 | 333 | z | z | z | z | 99 | 81 | 72 | z | z | z | z |
| 201920 | Academic year | Revised | National | E92000001 | England | Girls | S1 | All schools | Total | Total | Ancient History | GCSE | 429 | 427 | 355 | 294 | z | z | z | z | 100 | 83 | 69 | z | z | z | z |
| 201920 | Academic year | Revised | National | E92000001 | England | Total | S1 | All schools | Total | Total | Ancient History | GCSE | 894 | 886 | 733 | 627 | z | z | z | z | 99 | 82 | 70 | z | z | z | z |
| 201920 | Academic year | Revised | National | E92000001 | England | Boys | S1 | All schools | Total | Total | Any classical study | GCSE | 6244 | 6227 | 6063 | 5793 | z | z | z | z | 100 | 97 | 93 | z | z | z | z |
| 201920 | Academic year | Revised | National | E92000001 | England | Girls | S1 | All schools | Total | Total | Any classical study | GCSE | 6850 | 6829 | 6701 | 6492 | z | z | z | z | 100 | 98 | 95 | z | z | z | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic_admission_type | Basis for admission into the school |
| characteristic_gender | Gender |
| characteristic_religious_denomination | Religious denomination of school |
| Percentage_achieving_9-5 | The percentage of pupils achieving a grade 9-5 out of pupils entering that subject |
| Percentage_achieving_A-B | The percentage of pupils achieving a grade A-B |
Footnotes
- Non selective schools in highly selective areas: Includes all non-selective schools in local authorities with a high level of selection (where 25% or more of state-funded secondary places are in state-funded selective schools). These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral.
- Since September 2013, general further education (FE) colleges and sixth-form colleges have been able to directly enrol 14- to 16-year-olds. Entries and achievements for these pupils are included in figures as state-funded schools. As FE colleges do not complete the school census, pupils at the end of key stage 4 attending FE colleges are included in the all pupils lines but not in the majority of the characteristics breakdowns. Therefore, there are some cases where the individual characteristics breakdowns will not add up to the all pupils figure. Pupils in FE colleges are included in the free school meals and disadvantaged figures from 2015/16 onwards.
- All State-funded schools include local authority maintained mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14 to 16 year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision.
- All independent schools include non-maintained special schools, independent special schools and independent schools.
- State-funded special schools include local authority maintained special schools, academy sponsor led special schools, academy special schools and special free schools. They exclude independent special schools and non-maintained special schools.
- Non selective schools in other areas: Includes all non-selective schools that are not in highly selective areas, including those in areas with some selection.
- Since 2014/15, early entry policy, under which only a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification is counted in performance measures, is extended to all subjects. For Summer 2019/20 results, only a pupils best entry at a qualification is counted in performance measures.
- : = When data is unavailable for other reasons
- Only GCSEs and established GCSE equivalents (Cambridge International certificates and Edexcel level 1/2 certificates) are included in this data. Excludes Double Awards.
- Local authority (LA) maintained mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools. Schools fully or partially under local authority control that are state-funded, mainly by the Dedicated Schools Grant.
- Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
- All schools include state-funded schools, independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision. Since September 2013, general further education colleges and sixth-form colleges have been able to directly enrol 14 to 16 year-olds. 2014/15 was the first year in which colleges have pupils at the end of key stage 4. From 2016 onwards, entries and achievements for these pupils are included in figures as state-funded schools.
- Due to one school being recorded under the Hindu religious character, any figures that are not published in the performance tables are suppressed for this grouping.
- Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or whose results are pending.
- Explore education statistics (EES) glossary can be found at https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary
- All State-funded special schools include community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsored academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
- Most secondary schools educate pupils from year 7 (age 11 to 12) to year 11 (age 15 to 16). Some schools and colleges, such as university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools or further education colleges with key stage 4 provision, differ in their age range and specialisms and this should be borne in mind when reviewing the performance tables data for these types of provision. For example, Progress 8 measures the Progress made by pupils from the end of year 6 (end of primary school) through to the end of year 11, covering a period of five years. In UTCs, studio schools and some other academies, pupils typically start in year 10, rather than in year 7 as is the case for most secondary schools. This means that, by the end of year 11, pupils in these schools will have typically attended that school for only 2 years, compared to 5 years for pupils in most secondary schools. As a result, the Progress 8 data for these schools is not directly comparable with the Progress 8 data for other schools. UTCs, studio schools and some FE colleges with KS4 provision provide a specialist technical and professional education. The government’s position is that it is not appropriate to expect the same rates of EBacc entry from these types of provision and that each school should decide on a case by case basis whether its specialist curriculum is compatible with the full EBacc.
- State-funded mainstream schools include academies, free schools, city technology colleges and further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds. They exclude state-funded special schools, independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools and alternative provision (including pupil referral units, AP free schools and AP academies as well as state-funded AP placements in other institutions). Further education colleges with 14-16 provision are included in the total figure for all state-funded schools but not in the breakdowns by religious character or school admissions; therefore, figures by religious character or school admissions will not add up to the figure for all state-funded mainstream schools.
- Academies and free schools include sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs).
- Hospital, PRU & AP schools include Community Hospital School, Foundation Hospital School, Pupil Referral Unit, sponsored academies, convertor academies, free school and alternative provision.
- Any Design and Technology includes Design and Technology Engineering and Product Design qualifications.
- Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once. In 2019/20, only Only one entry per subject is counted and we count the entry with the highest grade for results received in Summer 2020. Previously only the first entry grade would count and this is still the case for any results received before Summer 2020. Further information can be found in the secondary accountability guidance where pupils have already entered for an exam within the same subject in 2018/19, first entry rules will still be used. For more on previous years’ discounting methodology prior to 2020, read the Discounting and Early Entry Guidance at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores
- Includes entries and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
- Prior to 2016, school admission basis was taken from the 'Get information about schools' website, which was self-declared by each school and not necessarily a true reflection of a school's admission policy. From 2016, we moved to an alternative classification which will continue into 2017. This is expected to be a more accurate reflection of the current admissions basis of a school. This groups schools into selective schools, non-selective schools in highly selective areas and all other non-selective schools. The selective group covers the same schools as in the previous grouping. Non-selective schools in highly selective areas cover all schools in local authorities where 25% or more of state-funded secondary places are in state-funded selective schools. The all other non-selective schools group includes schools in local authorities with some selection, as well as those with no selection.
- Grade U refers to pupils' results which are ungraded or unclassified.
- In 2017, new reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continued to be graded using the A* to G system. Information on how the 9 to 1 scale and the A* to G scale are different and not directly comparable is available in the secondary accountability measures guidance. In 2020, all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.
- Any science includes Astronomy, Electronics, Environmental Science and Geology.
- z = When an observation is not applicable
- The Secondary accountability measures guidance and subject grouping composition files can be found alongside the KS4 data and metadata files under 'Download associated files'.
- Some zero percentages may represent small numbers due to rounding.
- Figures not present in the data means there are no pupils at the end of key stage 4 for this breakdown.
- Includes schools that were open before 12 September of the academic year.
- All entries and achievements are for AS levels and applied AS levels with the exception of the mathematics (FSMQ) category which covers all Free Standing Mathematics Qualifications.
- Religious character is taken from the GIAS (Get information about schools) website and is the legal designation of each school. Any state-funded mainstream schools who do not have their religious character recorded on the GIAS website are recorded in 'no religious character'. This list of religious characters is complete for 2019 data. Religious character is taken from GIAS and are given as at 12 September at the start of the academic year, and is the legal designation of each school.
- Selective schools admit pupils wholly or mainly with reference to ability. These schools are formally designated as grammar schools.
- School admission basis is taken from GIAS (Get Information About Schools) website and is self-declared by the school. From 2019, school performance tables will identify selective state-funded mainstream schools using GIAS and treat other state-funded mainstream schools as non-selective. School admissions basis is given as at 12 September at the start of the academic year.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting school closures, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020. Pupils scheduled to sit GCSE exams in 2020 were awarded either a centre assessment grade submitted by their teachers or their calculated grade using a model developed by Ofqual - whichever was the higher of the two. Due to the changed awarding process for GCSE grades it is recommended that year on year comparisons are not made. For further information: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020
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