Data set from Key stage 4 performance

KS4 degree of rurality of school location data

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

National and regional level headline entry and attainment measures for the latest year broken down by degree of rurality - school location. State-funded school pupils only.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• Geographic levels: National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
  • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
  • Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and Mathematics GCSEs
• Filters:
  • Degree of rurality - school location
• Time period: 2020/21

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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	ru11ind_school_location	version	t_schools	t_pupils	t_att8	avg_att8	t_entbasics	pt_entbasics	t_l2basics_95	pt_l2basics_95	t_l2basics_94	pt_l2basics_94	t_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	t_ebaccaps	avg_ebaccaps	t_ebacc_95	pt_ebacc_95	t_ebacc_94	pt_ebacc_94	t_inp8calc	t_p8score	avg_p8score	p8score_ci_low	p8score_ci_upp
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			1 Urban - Major conurbation	Revised	1411	210989	10844358.59	51.4	204675	97	110756	52.5	151977	72	92718	43.9	955978.9	4.53	50175	23.8	68766	32.6	:	:	:	:	:
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			2 Urban - minor conurbation	Revised	136	20845	1005431	48.2	20263	97.2	9944	47.7	14185	68	6765	32.5	86405.35	4.15	3539	17	5004	24	:	:	:	:	:
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			3 Urban - City and town	Revised	1908	273469	13823183.98	50.5	265135	97	140651	51.4	196602	71.9	98248	35.9	1201919	4.4	56409	20.6	76541	28	:	:	:	:	:
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			4 Rural - Town and fringe	Revised	376	53095	2755734.2	51.9	52251	98.4	28405	53.5	39993	75.3	18722	35.3	239357.1	4.51	10479	19.7	14756	27.8	:	:	:	:	:
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England			5 Rural - Village	Revised	82	9318	487262.75	52.3	9124	97.9	5150	55.3	7123	76.4	3308	35.5	42416.66	4.55	1898	20.4	2671	28.7	:	:	:	:	:

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 19 variables

Variable name	Variable description
avg_att8	Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
avg_ebaccaps	Average EBacc APS score per pupil
pt_ebacc_94	Percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 4 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects)
pt_ebacc_95	Percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 5 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects)
pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	Percentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate

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Footnotes

1. The rural-urban classification of postcodes for 2021 are based on the 2011 classification of output areas released in August 2013. Census output areas forming settlements with populations of over 10,000 are defined as urban. The urban domain is further sub-divided into three broad morphological types based on the predominant settlement component. The remainder are defined as one of three rural types.
2. Some zero percentages may represent small numbers due to rounding.
3. z = When an observation is not applicable
4. In 2020 and 2021, all GCSEs in England have been reformed and use the new 9 to 1 grading system (rather than A*-G). Year on year comparisons will be limited until these qualifications are consistently included from 2020 onwards. However, results for 2020 and 2021 are not comparable with earlier years due to the cancellation of exams (due to COVID-19) and the changes to the way GCSE grades were awarded.
5. : = When data is unavailable for other reasons
6. The residency of 673 pupils living in England in 2020/21 is unknown due to missing or invalid postcode information. Pupils not resident in England and pupils with missing or invalid postcode information are excluded from the figures in presented.
7. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression was applied where deemed necessary for all data up to 2018/19. For 2019/20, DfE suppression policy changed. For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly) the data for that area has been 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.
8. 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.

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