Data set from Key stage 4 performance

KS4 GCSE subject entry level data

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Published 26 November 2020

Last updated 26 November 2020

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• Release: Academic year 2019/20
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • The number of exams graded as 1
  • The number of exams graded as 11
  • The number of exams graded as 2
• Filters:
  • The subject pupils are entered for
• Time period: 2019/20

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	version	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	table	school_type	school_admission_type	school_religious_denomination	subject	qualification_type	total_exam_entries	*	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	99	98	88	87	77	76	66	65	55	54	44	43	33	32	22	21	11	U	X
201920	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	S3	All Schools	Total	Total	Ancient History	GCSE	894	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	130	127	142	126	102	106	82	42	29	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	7	1
201920	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	S3	All Schools	Total	Total	Any classical study	GCSE	14307	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	5403	3180	2366	1602	918	494	191	86	24	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	11	32
201920	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	S3	All Schools	Total	Total	Any design & technology	GCSE	136272	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	7820	11695	16469	22290	24364	24100	18557	7851	2469	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	337	320
201920	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	S3	All Schools	Total	Total	Any modern language	GCSE	293831	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	31427	31116	38702	38410	57517	47557	33093	11737	2829	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	681	762
201920	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	S3	All Schools	Total	Total	Any science	GCSE	961677	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	86482	89148	104768	107334	81406	47681	21968	9574	4028	5592	4563	7577	9033	15662	17604	27759	24632	54909	39526	55538	39644	41505	23799	21049	10212	7064	2580	1040

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 38 variables

Variable name	Variable description
*	The number of exams graded as A*
1	The number of exams graded as 1
11	The number of exams graded as 11
2	The number of exams graded as 2
21	The number of exams graded as 21

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Footnotes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting school closures, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020. Pupils scheduled to sit GCSE exams in 2020 were awarded either a centre assessment grade submitted by their teachers or their calculated grade using a model developed by Ofqual - whichever was the higher of the two. Due to the changed awarding process for GCSE grades it is recommended that year on year comparisons are not made. For further information: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020 
2. Any Design and Technology includes Design and Technology Engineering and Product Design qualifications.
3. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
4. Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or whose results are pending.
5. : = When data is unavailable for other reasons
6. Explore education statistics (EES) glossary can be found at https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary
7. The Secondary accountability measures guidance and subject grouping composition files can be found alongside the KS4 data and metadata files under 'Download associated files'.
8. All schools include state-funded schools, independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision. Since September 2013, general further education colleges and sixth-form colleges have been able to directly enrol 14 to 16 year-olds. 2014/15 was the first year in which colleges have pupils at the end of key stage 4. From 2016 onwards, entries and achievements for these pupils are included in figures as state-funded schools.
9. KS4 data and metadata files can be can be found under 'Download associated files'. The subject grouping composition is available under this section.
10. Some zero percentages may represent small numbers due to rounding.
11. In 2017, reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continue to be graded using the A* to G system. Information on how the 9 to 1 scale and the A* to G scale are different and not directly comparable is available in the Secondary accountability measures guidance. In 2020, all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.
12. z = When an observation is not applicable
13. Figures not present in the data means there are no pupils at the end of key stage 4 for this breakdown.
14. Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once. In 2019/20, only Only one entry per subject is counted and we count the entry with the highest grade for results received in Summer 2020. Previously only the first entry grade would count and this is still the case for any results received before Summer 2020. Further information can be found in the secondary accountability guidance where pupils have already entered for an exam within the same subject in 2018/19, first entry rules will still be used. For more on previous years’ discounting methodology prior to 2020, read the Discounting and Early Entry Guidance at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores 
15. Includes entries and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
16. Only GCSEs and established GCSE equivalents (Cambridge International certificates and Edexcel level 1/2 certificates) are included in this data. Excludes Double Awards.
17. Grade U refers to pupils' results which are ungraded or unclassified.

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