Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by phonics prior attainment

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Published 14 December 2023

Last updated 14 December 2023

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by phonics prior attainment. This file gives breakdowns for all pupils and by disadvantage status. Within the underlying data file all rows where "disadvantaged status" is "All pupils" reflect the figures for all schools in England. Rows where "disadvantaged status" is "Disadvantaged" or "Not known to be disadvantaged" reflect the figures for all state-funded schools in England. As a result numbers of "Disadvantaged" and "Not known to be disadvantaged" will not sum to "All pupils".

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 2 attainment
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Number of rows: 189
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading average scaled score calculation
  • Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
  • Number of pupils absent in reading
  • Number of pupils absent in writing TA
  • Number of pupils disapplied in writing TA
  • Number of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
  • Number of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
  • Number of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading
  • Number of pupils unable to access in reading
  • Number of pupils with early development of the expected standard in writing TA
  • Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
  • Number of pupils with growing development of the expected standard in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
  • Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils disapplied in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
  • Percentage of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading test
  • Percentage of pupils who were absent in reading
  • Percentage of pupils who were absent in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils who were unable to access in reading
  • Percentage of pupils with early development of the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils with growing development of the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
  • Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
  • Reading average scaled score
  • Sum of reading scaled scores
• Filters:
  • Disadvantage status
  • Final phonics outcome
  • Gender
  • School type
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2022/23

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	school_type	final_phonics_outcome	gender	disadvantage_status	t_read_eligible_pupils	t_read_met_expected_standard	t_read_met_higher_standard	t_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	t_read_working_below_assessment	t_read_absent	t_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	t_read_unable_to_access	t_read_avg_scaled_score_eligible_pupils	t_read_sum_scaled_scores	t_writta_eligible_pupils	t_writta_met_expected_standard	t_writta_met_higher_standard	t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	t_writta_growing_development_of_expected_standard	t_writta_early_development_of_expected_standard	t_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	t_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	t_writta_absent	t_writta_disapplied	pt_read_met_expected_standard	pt_read_met_higher_standard	pt_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	pt_read_working_below_assessment	pt_read_absent	pt_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	pt_read_unable_to_access	avg_read_scaled_score	pt_writta_met_expected_standard	pt_writta_met_higher_standard	pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	pt_writta_growing_development_of_expected_standard	pt_writta_early_development_of_expected_standard	pt_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	pt_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	pt_writta_absent	pt_writta_disapplied
201617	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Met in year 1	Total	All pupils	327883	288226	120517	38497	369	432	113	z	327883	35068679	327736	303550	93366	22227	z	z	z	z	z	z	1408	234	155	z	27	120	15	88	37	12	0	0	0	z	107	93	28	7	z	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	z	0	0	0
201617	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Met in year 1	Boys	All pupils	156653	135683	52756	20261	290	232	74	z	156653	16655820	156575	140598	35101	14544	z	z	z	z	z	z	1013	189	113	z	19	88	11	87	34	13	0	0	0	z	106	90	22	9	z	z	z	z	z	z	1	0	0	z	0	0	0
201617	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Met in year 1	Girls	All pupils	171230	152543	67761	18236	79	200	39	z	171230	18412859	171161	162952	58265	7683	z	z	z	z	z	z	395	45	42	z	8	32	4	89	40	11	0	0	0	z	108	95	34	4	z	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	z	0	0	0
201617	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Met in year 2	Total	All pupils	160321	102653	20100	55951	1094	371	144	z	160321	16100868	160205	113019	9225	41452	z	z	z	z	z	z	4305	752	415	z	81	140	41	64	13	35	1	0	0	z	100	71	6	26	z	z	z	z	z	z	3	0	0	z	0	0	0
201617	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Met in year 2	Boys	All pupils	85732	53323	9683	31243	784	219	109	z	85732	8551677	85652	55307	3309	26240	z	z	z	z	z	z	3022	563	323	z	62	102	33	62	11	36	1	0	0	z	100	65	4	31	z	z	z	z	z	z	4	1	0	z	0	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 55 variables

Variable name	Variable description
avg_read_scaled_score	Reading average scaled score
disadvantage_status	Disadvantage status
final_phonics_outcome	Final phonics outcome
gender	Gender
pt_read_absent	Percentage of pupils who were absent in reading
pt_read_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
pt_read_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading test
pt_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
pt_read_unable_to_access	Percentage of pupils who were unable to access in reading
pt_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	Percentage of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
pt_read_working_below_assessment	Percentage of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
pt_writta_absent	Percentage of pupils who were absent in writing TA
pt_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in writing TA
pt_writta_early_development_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with early development of the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_growing_development_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with growing development of the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
school_type	School type
t_read_absent	Number of pupils absent in reading
t_read_avg_scaled_score_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading average scaled score calculation
t_read_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading
t_read_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
t_read_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading
t_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	Number of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
t_read_sum_scaled_scores	Sum of reading scaled scores
t_read_unable_to_access	Number of pupils unable to access in reading
t_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	Number of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
t_read_working_below_assessment	Number of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
t_writta_absent	Number of pupils absent in writing TA
t_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in writing TA
t_writta_early_development_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with early development of the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_growing_development_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with growing development of the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA

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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. Writing teacher assessment and reading, writing and maths (combined) measures from 2018 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the writing teacher assessment frameworks.
3. 'All schools' includes all state-funded schools, alternative provision, and non-maintained special schools with pupils eligible for assessment at key stage 2. Participation by independent schools is voluntary, therefore the ‘All schools’ figures includes results from independent schools that chose to submit data and met the requirements for assessment and moderation.
4. Figures for 2023 are based on revised data. Figures for other years are based on final data.

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