Data set from Key stage 4 performance

Subject pupil level local authority data

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API data set version 1.0.1
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Local authority and regional level pupil entries and achievements across subjects in state-funded schools for pupils at the end of KS4 in 2024/25.

Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
Key stage 4 performance
API data set ID
1ae39901-c621-a274-a84b-393929221b9f
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Number of rows
714,524
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Percentage of pupils achieving the grade
  • Number of pupils achieving the grade
Filters
  • Qualification
  • Subject
  • Grade
Time period
2018/19 to 2024/25

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameversioneducation_investment_area_flagpriority_area_flagestablishment_type_groupbreakdown_topicsexqualification_typesubjectgradenumber_achievingpercentage_achieving
202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevised00All state-fundedSexBoysAS levelAny ScienceA to B333
202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevised00All state-fundedSexGirlsAS levelAny ScienceA to B2100
202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevised00All state-fundedTotalTotalAS levelAny ScienceA to B545
202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevised00All state-fundedSexBoysAS levelAny ScienceA to E556
202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevised00All state-fundedSexGirlsAS levelAny ScienceA to E2100

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
gradeGrade
number_achievingNumber of pupils achieving the grade
percentage_achievingPercentage of pupils achieving the grade
qualification_typeQualification
sexSex

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. 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)).
  3. Any science includes Astronomy, Electronics, Environmental Science and Geology.
  4. Any design & technology includes Design and Technology Engineering and Product Design qualifications.
  5. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
  6. For pupils at the end of KS4 in 2024/25, where pupils achieved qualifications in subjects between January 2020 and August 2021, we will not use results from these qualifications. The entries into the qualifications are still counted.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.

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API data set details

API data set name
Subject pupil level local authority data
API data set ID
1ae39901-c621-a274-a84b-393929221b9f
API data set version
1.0.1

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Patch changes for version 1.0.1

This version introduces patch changes that are unlikely to affect consumers of the previous version. You may wish to check the list of changes below before upgrading.

New Subject filter options

  • Accounting (id: zTgfF)
  • Any other subject (id: kZTUh)
  • Communication Studies (id: uLneo)
  • Critical Thinking (id: XVqXf)
  • D & T: Textiles Technology (id: ThJeP)
  • English (id: crRZ3)
  • General Studies (id: 5UHPd)
  • Health and Social Care (id: t71GE)
  • Media Studies (id: f5AvY)
  • Other Classical Studies (id: jYrBA)

New Local authority location options

  • Buckinghamshire (id: 5PHdi, code: E10000002, old code: 825)
  • Cumbria (id: 4h0UZ, code: E10000006, old code: 909)
  • North Yorkshire (id: W3k2b, code: E10000023, old code: 815)
  • Northamptonshire (id: 0unT5, code: E10000021, old code: 928)
  • Somerset (id: EGQqF, code: E10000027, old code: 933)

New time periods

  • 2018/19 (code: AY)
  • 2019/20 (code: AY)
  • 2020/21 (code: AY)
  • 2021/22 (code: AY)
  • 2022/23 (code: AY)
  • 2023/24 (code: AY)


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If you have a specific enquiry about Subject pupil level local authority data statistics and data:

Attainment statistics team

Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Liam Hamilton