Data set from Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England

LA - Key Stage 4 (KS4) - API

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Key Stage 4 attainment and progress for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England
API data set ID
019d431f-519e-7527-999a-8019a8016012
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Release
Reporting year 2025
Release type
Number of rows
3,444
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
  • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
  • Average Progress 8 score of all pupils
Filters
  • Social care group
Time period
2018/19 to 2024/25

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codela_namenew_la_codesocial_care_groupversionpupil_countattainment8_sumattainment8_averageengmath_95_totalengmath_95_percentengmath_94_totalengmath_94_percentebacc_entering_totalebacc_entering_percentebacc_aps_sumebacc_aps_averageprogress8_pupil_countprogress8_sumprogress8_averageprogress8_lower_95_ciprogress8_upper_95_ci
202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandCINO at 31 MarchRevised13260228722.2517.312809.7241018.1155011.719176.531.45xxxxx
202425Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastCINO at 31 MarchRevised67010148.515.150811015.6507.9833.291.24xxxxx
202425Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestCINO at 31 MarchRevised194032943.25171809.233016.821010.62708.081.4xxxxx
202425Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberCINO at 31 MarchRevised129023231181309.725019.717012.81939.31.5xxxxx
202425Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsCINO at 31 MarchRevised86013710.516707.614016.8708.71136.321.33xxxxx

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 17 variables
Variable nameVariable description
attainment8_averageAverage Attainment 8 score of all pupils
attainment8_sumTotal sum of pupils Attainment 8 scores
ebacc_aps_averageAverage EBacc APS score per pupil
ebacc_aps_sumTotal EBacc APS score of pupils
ebacc_entering_percentPercentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate

Footnotes

  1. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer examination series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes set up to award grades. The method to award grades was different in 2021 to that in 2020. The changes to the way GCSE grades were awarded in these two years means 2019/20 and 2020/21 pupil attainment data should not be directly compared to pupil attainment data from previous or later years for the purposes of measuring year on year changes in pupil performance. More detailed information on the Key Stage 4 data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology.
  2. Within this release comparisons are made with 2024 and with 2019. We will compare to 2024 due to it being last year’s data, and to 2019 because it was the last year that summer exams were taken before the Covid-19 pandemic. Users need to exercise extreme caution when considering comparisons over time, as they may not reflect changes in pupil performance alone. More detailed information on the Key Stage 4 data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology.

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API data set details

API data set name
LA - Key Stage 4 (KS4) - API
API data set ID
019d431f-519e-7527-999a-8019a8016012
API data set version
1.0

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Email: CLA.STATS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Bree Waine