Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Distribution of scaled scores

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Published 10 September 2026

Last updated 10 September 2026

This file contains data on the distribution of scaled scores

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 2 attainment
• Release: Academic year 2025/26 Provisional
• Number of rows: 2,238
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Cumulative percentage
  • Total number of eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2
• Filters:
  • Scale scores distribution
  • Sex
  • Subjects
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	establishment_type_group	sex	subject	scaled_scores	eligible_pupil_count	cumulative_percent
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All schools	Total	Reading	N	1154	0
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All schools	Total	Reading	80	4354	1
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All schools	Total	Reading	82	2210	1
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All schools	Total	Reading	83	2674	2
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All schools	Total	Reading	84	2776	2

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables

Variable name	Variable description
cumulative_percent	Cumulative percentage
eligible_pupil_count	Total number of eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2
scaled_scores	Scale scores distribution
sex	Sex
subject	Subjects

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Footnotes

1. Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Figures for 2026 are based on provisional data. Figures for other years are based on final data.

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