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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Published 12 October 2023

Last updated 12 October 2023

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.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• 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

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	breakdown_topic	breakdown	school_type	gender	no_schools	t_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupils	t_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	t_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Boys	16202	327651	292333	29741	493	5083	89	9	0	2
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Girls	16084	312648	291953	17959	318	2418	93	6	0	1
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	16264	640299	584286	47700	811	7501	91	7	0	1
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Boys	13915	81726	67112	12329	233	2052	82	15	0	3
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Girls	13612	77941	69392	7514	124	911	89	10	0	1

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2

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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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