Data set from Key stage 4 performance

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Published 5 December 2024

Last updated 5 December 2024

National level headline entry and attainment measures broken down by year, detailed school type, gender, prior attainment, school admission type and school religious denomination.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Average Attainment 8 score
  • Average EBacc APS score
  • Average Progress 8 score
• Filters:
  • Sex
  • KS2 prior attainment status
  • School admission type
• Time period: 2009/10 to 2023/24

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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	breakdown	sex	prior_attainment	admission_type	religious_denomination	t_schools	t_pupils	t_att8	avg_att8	t_entbasics	pt_entbasics	t_l2basics_95	pt_l2basics_95	t_l2basics_94	pt_l2basics_94	t_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	t_ebacc_95	pt_ebacc_95	t_ebacc_94	pt_ebacc_94	t_ebaccaps	avg_ebaccaps	t_inp8calc	t_p8score	avg_p8score	p8score_ci_low	p8score_ci_upp	t_p8eng	avg_p8eng	p8eng_ci_low	p8eng_ci_upp	t_p8mat	avg_p8mat	p8mat_ci_low	p8mat_ci_upp	t_p8ebac	avg_p8ebac	p8ebac_ci_low	p8ebac_ci_upp	t_p8open	avg_p8open	p8open_ci_low	p8open_ci_upp	t_entry_1	pt_entry_1	t_anypass	pt_anypass	t_ebaceng_e	pt_ebaceng_e	t_ebacmat_e	pt_ebacmat_e	t_ebac2sci_e	pt_ebac2sci_e	t_ebachum_e	pt_ebachum_e	t_ebaclan_e	pt_ebaclan_e	t_ebaceng_95	pt_ebaceng_95	t_ebacmat_95	pt_ebacmat_95	t_ebac2sci_95	pt_ebac2sci_95	t_ebachum_95	pt_ebachum_95	t_ebaclan_95	pt_ebaclan_95	t_ebaceng_94	pt_ebaceng_94	t_ebacmat_94	pt_ebacmat_94	t_ebac2sci_94	pt_ebac2sci_94	t_ebachum_94	pt_ebachum_94	t_ebaclan_94	pt_ebaclan_94	t_ebptseng_ll	avg_ebptseng_ll	t_ebptsmat	avg_ebptsmat	t_ebptssci	avg_ebptssci	t_ebptshum	avg_ebptshum	t_ebptslan	avg_ebptslan	t_att8_eng	avg_att8_eng	t_att8_mat	avg_att8_mat	t_att8_ebac	avg_att8_ebac	t_att8_open	avg_att8_open	t_att8_open_g	avg_att8_open_g	t_att8_open_ng	avg_att8_open_ng	t_ebac_fill	avg_ebac_fill	t_open_fill	avg_open_fill	t_ebaccsubjent_0	pt_ebaccsubjent_0	t_ebaccsubjent_1	pt_ebaccsubjent_1	t_ebaccsubjent_2	pt_ebaccsubjent_2	t_ebaccsubjent_3	pt_ebaccsubjent_3	t_ebaccsubjent_4	pt_ebaccsubjent_4	t_ent_comb_sci	pt_ent_comb_sci	t_eballsci_ptq_ee	pt_eballsci_ptq_ee	t_triplesci_e	pt_triplesci_e	t_ent_hist_geog	pt_ent_hist_geog	t_multilan_e	pt_multilan_e	t_entered_art	pt_entered_art	t_entered_music_qual	pt_entered_music_qual	t_entered_arts_qual	pt_entered_arts_qual
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academies and free schools	Prior attainment	Boys	High prior	Total	Total	2495	54827	3573072.78	65.2	54561	99.5	47524	86.7	52150	95.1	33536	61.2	23000	42	27933	50.9	330753.17	6.03	54826	-3405.992	-0.06	-0.07	-0.05	-14988.575	-0.27	-0.29	-0.26	11362.835	0.21	0.19	0.22	530.267	0.01	0	0.02	-12845.442	-0.23	-0.25	-0.22	54662	99.7	54642	99.7	54320	99.1	54590	99.6	54335	99.1	49478	90.2	36314	66.2	49271	89.9	50563	92.2	47270	87	41735	84.4	26714	73.6	52447	95.7	53551	97.7	52034	95.8	45230	91.4	31143	85.8	353463.88	6.45	376727	6.87	363822.38	6.64	316086	5.77	210598.27	3.84	707830.76	12.9	753454	13.7	1096168.88	20	1015619.14	18.5	930992.14	17	84627	1.5	162334	3	161908	3	198	0.4	141	0.3	172	0.3	2248	4.1	18532	33.8	21990	40.1	32350	59	32284	58.9	7119	13	2729	5	13972	25.5	4809	8.8	17571	32
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academies and free schools	Prior attainment	Boys	Low prior	Total	Total	2428	54752	1437275.25	26.3	52279	95.5	3639	6.6	11832	21.6	8427	15.4	452	0.8	1244	2.3	119781.42	2.19	54723	-4662.586	-0.09	-0.1	-0.07	-10976.435	-0.2	-0.21	-0.19	6379.105	0.12	0.1	0.13	-574.7	-0.01	-0.02	0	-11852.343	-0.22	-0.23	-0.2	53098	97	52329	95.6	50400	92.1	52529	95.9	50614	92.4	40969	74.8	10024	18.3	9569	17.5	6076	11.1	3974	7.9	4276	10.4	2375	23.7	19723	36	16266	29.7	11107	21.9	8365	20.4	3437	34.3	162300	2.96	143062	2.61	141421.5	2.58	97610	1.78	32862	0.6	327617	6	286124	5.2	400150	7.3	423384.25	7.7	310018.5	5.7	113365.75	2.1	136442	2.5	137897	2.5	1993	3.6	1181	2.2	1680	3.1	8024	14.7	33447	61.1	47929	87.5	2693	4.9	2672	4.9	3647	6.7	570	1	18392	33.6	3059	5.6	24380	44.5
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academies and free schools	Prior attainment	Boys	Mid prior	Total	Total	2502	125459	5654184.27	45.1	123968	98.8	56121	44.7	89532	71.4	48604	38.7	12934	10.3	23308	18.6	500098.65	3.99	125449	-14677.923	-0.12	-0.12	-0.11	-34755.835	-0.28	-0.29	-0.27	17816.43	0.14	0.13	0.15	-2093.179	-0.02	-0.03	-0.01	-37560.589	-0.3	-0.31	-0.29	124507	99.2	124189	99	122276	97.5	124144	99	122488	97.6	109337	87.1	52915	42.2	73304	58.4	70512	56.2	54699	44.7	49731	45.5	20700	39.1	97583	77.8	101066	80.6	86290	70.4	67615	61.8	29980	56.7	593671	4.73	595549	4.75	564947.88	4.5	464231	3.7	217240	1.73	1191251	9.5	1191098	9.5	1670029.75	13.3	1601805.52	12.8	1314619.52	10.5	287186	2.3	358522	2.9	357286	2.8	1169	0.9	1010	0.8	1332	1.1	8910	7.1	64434	51.4	95586	76.2	26911	21.5	26801	21.4	12456	9.9	2293	1.8	34695	27.7	7570	6	46835	37.3
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academies and free schools	Total	Boys	Total	Total	Total	2505	252175	11378374.57	45.1	246940	97.9	113807	45.1	162652	64.5	97038	38.5	39088	15.5	56114	22.3	1016501.36	4.03	234998	-22746.501	-0.1	-0.1	-0.09	-60720.845	-0.26	-0.26	-0.25	35558.37	0.15	0.15	0.16	-2137.612	-0.01	-0.02	0	-62258.374	-0.26	-0.27	-0.26	248852	98.7	247454	98.1	242386	96.1	247666	98.2	243467	96.5	212256	84.2	107475	42.6	139845	55.5	135416	53.7	113276	46.5	101318	47.7	55788	51.9	179822	71.3	181607	72	158993	65.3	128233	60.4	71159	66.2	1178503.88	4.67	1190666.75	4.72	1143436.26	4.53	930651	3.69	512296.27	2.03	2366299.76	9.4	2381333.5	9.4	3395584.13	13.5	3235157.18	12.8	2725162.68	10.8	509994.5	2	702180	2.8	700561	2.8	3999	1.6	2631	1	3653	1.4	21293	8.4	123561	49	177278	70.3	66214	26.3	65978	26.2	24811	9.8	7025	2.8	72241	28.6	16663	6.6	95365	37.8
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academies and free schools	Prior attainment	Girls	High prior	Total	Total	2529	60168	4045047.71	67.2	59836	99.4	53020	88.1	57866	96.2	39658	65.9	30732	51.1	35689	59.3	374222.37	6.22	60166	7321.35	0.12	0.11	0.13	16712.28	0.28	0.26	0.29	-9319.125	-0.15	-0.17	-0.14	1639.687	0.03	0.01	0.04	13986.488	0.23	0.22	0.25	59963	99.7	59947	99.6	59526	98.9	59867	99.5	59423	98.8	54069	89.9	43420	72.2	56894	94.6	54111	89.9	51354	86.4	47428	87.7	36128	83.2	58685	97.5	58362	97	56842	95.7	50436	93.3	40031	92.2	421981.76	7.01	393095	6.53	394062	6.55	365258	6.07	276891.88	4.6	845356.52	14	786190	13.1	1210651.38	20.1	1202849.81	20	1103432.81	18.3	99417	1.7	177508	3	177369	2.9	260	0.4	182	0.3	309	0.5	1821	3	17938	29.8	27101	45	32327	53.7	32311	53.7	5338	8.9	3625	6	30507	50.7	5207	8.7	33445	55.6

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 130 variables

Variable name	Variable description
admission_type	School admission type
avg_att8	Average Attainment 8 score
avg_att8_ebac	Average Attainment 8 score for EBacc element
avg_att8_eng	Average Attainment 8 score for English element
avg_att8_mat	Average Attainment 8 score for mathematics element

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Footnotes

1. Establishment types included in the establishment type groupings can be found in the glossary: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary
2. Pupils at university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools and further education colleges with key stage 4 provision typically attend that school for only 2 years, compared to 5 years for pupils in most secondary schools. These establishments also offer specialist curriculum. As a result, the Progress 8 data for these schools is not directly comparable with the Progress 8 data for other schools. The government’s position is that it is not appropriate to expect the same rates of EBacc entry from these types of provision and that each school should decide on a case by case basis whether its specialist curriculum is compatible with the full EBacc. This should be borne in mind when reviewing the performance data for these types of provisions.
3. Selective areas include local authorities where more than 25% of state-funded secondary places are in selective schools. These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral.
4. Progress 8 was not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
6. EBacc science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
7. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
8. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
9. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
10. Changes were made to the methodology for calculating performance data due to the commitment not to use qualification results awarded between January 2020 and August 2021 in future measures. GCSE exams returned in 2022 and grades were awarded at a midpoint between 2021 and pre-pandemic grading. In 2023, there was a return to pre-pandemic grading, with some protections. Comparisons to 2020, 2021, and 2022 should be made with caution.
11. In 2017, new reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continued to be graded using the A* to G system. From 2020 onwards all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.

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