Data set from Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment

Phonics screening check attainment by end of year 2 by pupil characteristics

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This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.


Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
  • Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
  • Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
Filters
  • Gender
  • Pupil characteristics
Time period
2015/16 to 2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameversionbreakdown_topicbreakdownschool_typegenderno_schoolst_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupilst_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standardt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standardt_phonics_by_end_y2_absentt_phonics_by_end_y2_disappliedpt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standardpt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standardpt_phonics_by_end_y2_absentpt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalAll pupilsTotalState-funded schoolsBoys1620232765129233329741493508389902
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalAll pupilsTotalState-funded schoolsGirls1608431264829195317959318241893601
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalAll pupilsTotalState-funded schoolsTotal1626464029958428647700811750191701
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalDisadvantage statusDisadvantagedState-funded schoolsBoys139158172667112123292332052821503
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalDisadvantage statusDisadvantagedState-funded schoolsGirls1361277941693927514124911891001

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables
Variable nameVariable description
breakdownPupil characteristics
genderGender
no_schoolsNumber of schools
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absentPercentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disappliedPercentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2

Footnotes

  1. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
  2. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
  3. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.

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