Key stage 4 subject entries and grades at national level since 2010 (discounted)
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Key stage 4 performance
- API data set ID
- 1ae39901-dc7f-3870-b08a-d398a5ecd5c4
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- Academic year 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 40,032
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of entries in the subject
- Percentage of entries achieving the grade
- Filters
- Subject
- Grade
- Sex
- Time period
- 2009/10 to 2025/26
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | establishment_type_group | breakdown_topic | sex | qualification_type | subject | grade | total_exam_entries | percentage_achieving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | Total | Total | GCSE | All Subjects | 1 | 4842952 | 3.5 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | Total | Total | GCSE | All Subjects | 11 | 4842952 | 0.2 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | Total | Total | GCSE | All Subjects | 2 | 4842952 | 6.3 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | Total | Total | GCSE | All Subjects | 21 | 4842952 | 0.3 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | Total | Total | GCSE | All Subjects | 22 | 4842952 | 0.5 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| grade | Grade |
| percentage_achieving | Percentage of entries achieving the grade |
| sex | Sex |
| subject | Subject |
| total_exam_entries | Number of entries in the subject |
Footnotes
- Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (opens in new tab)).
- Total number of entries includes entries awarded U and X grades.
- Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
- 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. From 2020 onwards all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.
- Where subjects have been combined into a group (e.g. Other Modern Languages) and a pupil has two or more entries, each result in each subject is counted.
- Only GCSEs and established GCSE equivalents (Cambridge International certificates and Edexcel level 1/2 certificates) are included in this data. Excludes Double Awards.
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- API data set ID
- 1ae39901-dc7f-3870-b08a-d398a5ecd5c4
- API data set version
- 2.0
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Major changes for version 2.0
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- ids were changed
- codes were changed
Deleted Subject filter options
- Biological Sciences (id:
UfMRF) - Business (id:
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Minor changes for version 2.0
This version introduces minor non-breaking changes that are unlikely to affect consumers of the previous version. You may wish to check the list of changes below before upgrading.
Updated Subject filter options
- Construction (id:
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- D & T: Electronic Products (id:
35A8u):- label changed to: Design and Technology (Electronic Products)
- D & T: Food Technology (id:
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- D & T: Graphic Products (id:
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- D & T: Resistant Materials (id:
RYQka):- label changed to: Design and Technology (Resistant Materials)
- D & T: Systems & Control (id:
byVtT):- label changed to: Design and Technology (Systems & Control)
- D & T: Textiles Technology (id:
DRpQe):- label changed to: Design and Technology (Textiles Technology)
- Design & Technology (id:
7sKXo):- label changed to: Design and Technology
- Engineering (id:
iuR6X):- label changed to: Engineering Studies
- Food Preparation & Nutrition (id:
H1EzL):- label changed to: Food Preparation and Nutrition
- Information Technology (id:
97G4v):- label changed to: Information and Communication Technology
- Media / Film / TV (id:
ug5o4):- label changed to: Media / Film / TV Studies
- Media: Communication and Production (id:
NUmDC):- label changed to: Media (Communication and Production)
New time periods
- 2025/26 (code:
AY)
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If you have a specific enquiry about Key stage 4 subject entries and grades at national level since 2010 (discounted) statistics and data:
Attainment statistics team
Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.ukContact name: Liam Hamilton