Data set from Key stage 4 performance

Alternative provision by LA data

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Published 16 October 2025

Last updated 16 October 2025

Local authority and regional level performance measures in alternative provision in 2024/25.

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• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• API data set ID: 18e39901-6f20-1676-bfb3-a581063b3a0a; How do I use this ID?
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 1,137
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Average Attainment 8 score
  • Average Attainment 8 score for EBacc element
  • Average Attainment 8 score for English element
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2024/25

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time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	version	education_investment_area_flag	priority_area_flag	establishment_type_group	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	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	ebacceng_entering_total	ebacceng_entering_percent	ebaccmat_entering_total	ebaccmat_entering_percent	ebaccsci_entering_total	ebaccsci_entering_percent	ebacchum_entering_total	ebacchum_entering_percent	ebacclan_entering_total	ebacclan_entering_percent	ebacceng_95_total	ebacceng_95_percent	ebaccmat_95_total	ebaccmat_95_percent	ebaccsci_95_total	ebaccsci_95_percent	ebacchum_95_total	ebacchum_95_percent	ebacclan_95_total	ebacclan_95_percent	ebacceng_94_total	ebacceng_94_percent	ebaccmat_94_total	ebaccmat_94_percent	ebaccsci_94_total	ebaccsci_94_percent	ebacchum_94_total	ebacchum_94_percent	ebacclan_94_total	ebacclan_94_percent	ebacceng_aps_sum	ebacceng_aps_average	ebaccmat_aps_sum	ebaccmat_aps_average	ebaccsci_aps_sum	ebaccsci_aps_average	ebacchum_aps_sum	ebacchum_aps_average	ebacclan_aps_sum	ebacclan_aps_average	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	ebacc_entering_0pillar_total	ebacc_entering_0pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_1pillar_total	ebacc_entering_1pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_2pillar_total	ebacc_entering_2pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_3pillar_total	ebacc_entering_3pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_4pillar_total	ebacc_entering_4pillar_percent	ebaccsci_combpath_entering_total	ebaccsci_combpath_entering_percent	ebaccsci_indpath_entering_total	ebaccsci_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	ebacceng_91_total	ebacceng_91_percent	ebaccmat_91_total	ebaccmat_91_percent	ebaccsci_91_total	ebaccsci_91_percent	ebacchum_91_total	ebacchum_91_percent	ebacclan_91_total	ebacclan_91_percent	ebacc_91_total	ebacc_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	valueaddedsci_pupil_count	valueaddedsci_pupil_percent	valueaddedsci_sum	valueaddedsci_average	valueaddedsci_lower_95_ci	valueaddedsci_upper_95_ci	valueaddedhum_pupil_count	valueaddedhum_pupil_percent	valueaddedhum_sum	valueaddedhum_average	valueaddedhum_lower_95_ci	valueaddedhum_upper_95_ci	valueaddedlan_pupil_count	valueaddedlan_pupil_percent	valueaddedlan_sum	valueaddedlan_average	valueaddedlan_lower_95_ci	valueaddedlan_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
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	0	0	Alternative provision	405	9851	50613	5.1	4142	42	123	1.2	345	3.5	6	0.1	2	0	3	0	3125.22	0.32	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	5088	51.6	4831	49	999	10.1	4594	46.6	1146	11.6	319	3.2	105	1.1	150	1.5	259	2.6	112	9.8	31	9.7	69	65.7	281	2.9	633	6.4	217	18.9	54	16.9	78	74.3	2982	0.3	8983	0.91	2783.5	0.28	631	0.06	582	0.06	13079	1.3	17966	1.8	10136	1	9432	1	8193.5	0.8	1238.5	0.1	3959	0.4	3431	0.3	5153	52.3	2928	29.7	1189	12.1	473	4.8	102	1	1108	11.2	40	0.4	38	0.4	13	0.1	5	0.1	1216	12.3	29	0.3	1183	12	971	9.9	3951	40.1	1005	87.7	257	80.6	101	96.2	4	0	106	1.1	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	16289.67	1.7	15757	1.6	18427	1.9
202425	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Provisional	0	0	Alternative provision	25	687	4029.75	5.9	317	46.1	4	0.6	23	3.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	246.27	0.36	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	404	58.8	384	55.9	106	15.4	351	51.1	122	17.8	9	1.3	0	0	7	1	14	2	2	1.6	1	11.1	z	z	21	3.1	39	5.7	11	9	1	11.1	z	z	289	0.42	666	0.97	255.5	0.37	11	0.02	z	z	1084	1.6	1332	1.9	636	0.9	977.75	1.4	647	0.9	330.75	0.5	265	0.4	340	0.5	334	48.6	200	29.1	77	11.2	70	10.2	6	0.9	121	17.6	1	0.1	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	149	21.7	0	0	135	19.7	104	15.1	314	45.7	106	86.9	6	66.7	z	z	0	0	7	1	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	1259	1.8	1145	1.7	1390	2
202425	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West				Provisional	0	0	Alternative provision	64	1645	8629.25	5.2	840	51.1	20	1.2	41	2.5	2	0.1	1	0.1	1	0.1	567.5	0.34	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	1001	60.9	933	56.7	135	8.2	956	58.1	230	14	74	4.5	19	1.2	19	1.2	35	2.1	18	7.8	8	10.8	10	52.6	40	2.4	92	5.6	33	14.3	12	16.2	12	63.2	424	0.26	1666	1.01	537	0.33	151	0.09	88	0.05	2162	1.3	3332	2	1926	1.2	1209.25	0.7	1066	0.6	143.25	0.1	818	0.5	471	0.3	682	41.5	624	37.9	251	15.3	66	4	20	1.2	223	13.6	7	0.4	7	0.4	2	0.1	0	0	196	11.9	3	0.2	195	11.9	132	8	801	48.7	208	90.4	58	78.4	19	100	2	0.1	12	0.7	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	3049	1.9	2973	1.8	3393	2.1
202425	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				Provisional	0	0	Alternative provision	39	808	3630.25	4.5	348	43.1	3	0.4	17	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	213.44	0.26	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	433	53.6	406	50.2	130	16.1	370	45.8	54	6.7	37	4.6	1	0.1	15	1.9	13	1.6	4	7.4	1	2.7	0	0	25	3.1	34	4.2	12	22.2	3	8.1	0	0	331	0.41	616	0.76	134.5	0.17	61	0.08	3	0	1128	1.4	1232	1.5	579	0.7	691.25	0.9	604	0.7	87.25	0.1	255	0.3	294	0.4	402	49.8	261	32.3	111	13.7	27	3.3	7	0.9	50	6.2	4	0.5	3	0.4	3	0.4	0	0	89	11	0	0	88	10.9	127	15.7	291	36	47	87	29	78.4	1	100	0	0	5	0.6	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	1367	1.7	1333	1.6	1559	1.9
202425	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				Provisional	0	0	Alternative provision	26	819	3333.25	4.1	316	38.6	7	0.9	17	2.1	2	0.2	0	0	1	0.1	207.67	0.25	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	351	42.9	332	40.5	65	7.9	329	40.2	77	9.4	15	1.8	11	1.3	7	0.9	13	1.6	7	9.1	0	0	9	81.8	12	1.5	39	4.8	12	15.6	1	6.7	9	81.8	175	0.21	631	0.77	175	0.21	15	0.02	75	0.09	874	1.1	1262	1.5	619	0.8	578.25	0.7	552	0.7	26.25	0	242	0.3	224	0.3	488	59.6	217	26.5	73	8.9	32	3.9	7	0.9	73	8.9	4	0.5	4	0.5	0	0	0	0	93	11.4	2	0.2	91	11.1	63	7.7	289	35.3	67	87	9	60	11	100	1	0.1	4	0.5	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	1122	1.4	1113	1.4	1279	1.6

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 170 variables

Variable name	Variable description
art_qual_entering_percent	Percentage of pupils entering any arts qualification
art_qual_entering_total	Number of pupils entering any arts 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 match with state-funded figures in the national tables.
2. Pupils also registered at an institution normally included within the Secondary School Performance Tables are excluded from the Alternative Provision data.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. EBacc 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).
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.

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• API data set name: Alternative provision by LA data
• API data set ID: 18e39901-6f20-1676-bfb3-a581063b3a0a
• API data set version: 1.0

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