Data set from Key stage 4 performance

KS4 local authority alternative provision 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: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
  • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in Ebacc subjects
  • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in English
• Time period: 2019/20

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	version	school_characteristic	breakdown	characteristic_gender	characteristic_admission_type	characteristic_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_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
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Revised	Alternative Provision	Total	Total	Total	Total	423	9451	79204.75	8.4	4661	49.3	294	3.1	976	10.3	11	0.1	2	0	4	0	5013.61	0.53	5889	62.3	5762	61	1467	15.5	5411	57.3	1404	14.9	486	5.1	93	1	311	3.3	587	6.2	214	15.2	91	18.7	58	62.4	700	7.4	1573	16.6	430	30.6	179	36.8	65	69.9	5140	0.54	14510	1.54	4244.5	0.45	1443	0.15	495	0.05	19437	2.1	29020	3.1	14090.5	1.5	16657.25	1.8	14158.25	1.5	2499	0.3	4599	0.5	4971	0.5
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Revised	Alternative Provision	Total	Total	Total	Total	24	580	5171.5	8.9	352	60.7	18	3.1	65	11.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	341.95	0.59	417	71.9	407	70.2	148	25.5	400	69	115	19.8	12	2.1	1	0.2	15	2.6	36	6.2	7	6.1	2	16.7	0	0	49	8.4	115	19.8	20	17.4	5	41.7	1	100	449	0.77	1045	1.8	256.5	0.44	40	0.07	4	0.01	1406	2.4	2090	3.6	648	1.1	1027.5	1.8	730	1.3	297.5	0.5	267	0.5	360	0.6
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West				Revised	Alternative Provision	Total	Total	Total	Total	61	1516	12113.25	8	792	52.2	46	3	167	11	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	710.06	0.47	961	63.4	938	61.9	201	13.3	901	59.4	156	10.3	53	3.5	8	0.5	44	2.9	81	5.3	21	13.5	9	17	4	50	98	6.5	270	17.8	42	26.9	16	30.2	4	50	701	0.46	2445	1.61	467.5	0.31	148	0.1	31	0.02	3096	2	4890	3.2	1939	1.3	2188.25	1.4	1789	1.2	399.25	0.3	657	0.4	654	0.4
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				Revised	Alternative Provision	Total	Total	Total	Total	45	829	7075	8.5	491	59.2	13	1.6	73	8.8	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	426.13	0.51	581	70.1	570	68.8	197	23.8	529	63.8	88	10.6	49	5.9	12	1.4	32	3.9	26	3.1	13	14.8	4	8.2	5	41.7	79	9.5	104	12.5	28	31.8	11	22.4	6	50	633	0.76	1205	1.45	271	0.33	121	0.15	55	0.07	1997	2.4	2410	2.9	940	1.1	1728	2.1	1507	1.8	221	0.3	314	0.4	565	0.7
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				Revised	Alternative Provision	Total	Total	Total	Total	25	611	4276.75	7	288	47.1	8	1.3	40	6.5	1	0.2	0	0	1	0.2	267.96	0.44	334	54.7	323	52.9	112	18.3	308	50.4	72	11.8	43	7	2	0.3	17	2.8	19	3.1	6	8.3	4	9.3	1	50	51	8.3	56	9.2	18	25	9	20.9	2	100	378	0.62	725	1.19	191.5	0.31	109	0.18	13	0.02	1169	1.9	1450	2.4	630	1	1027.75	1.7	879.75	1.4	148	0.2	223	0.4	314	0.5

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 78 variables

Variable name	Variable description
avg_att8	Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
avg_att8_ebac	Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in Ebacc subjects
avg_att8_eng	Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in English
avg_att8_mat	Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in Mathematics
avg_att8_open	Average score per pupil from open Attainment 8 slots

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Footnotes

1. City of London does not have any state-funded secondary schools, therefore there are no entries present in the data for this local authority.
2. Pupils also registered at an institution included within the Secondary School Performance Tables are excluded from the Alternative Provision data. In 2020, school performance tables have been cancelled and headline performance measures will not be available on the school performance tables website for 2019/20 Attainment data.
3. : = When data is unavailable for other reasons
4. From 2013/14 EBacc sciences includes computer science. From 2018 GCSEs in core, additional and further additional science are no longer eligible to count. Sciences includes the double award GCSE in combined science, and single GCSEs in biology, chemistry, physics and computer science.
5. z = When an observation is not applicable
6. Reformed GCSEs in English and mathematics were taught from September 2015, with the first examinations taking place in Summer 2017. Reformed GCSEs in other subjects were firstly phased in for teaching from September 2016, continued into 2017 and a very small number in 2018, 2019, and 2020. As they were introduced, only the newly reformed GCSEs counted in secondary school performance measures (and tables when published). From 2020, all GCSEs in England have been reformed and use the new 9 to 1 grading system (rather than A*-G) . Year on year comparisons will be limited until these qualifications are consistently included from 2020 onwards. However, results for 2020 are not comparable with earlier years due to the cancellation of exams (due to COVID-19) and the awarding of GCSE grades via centre assessment grades.
7. EBacc average point score (Ebacc APS) was introduced as a headline measure in 2018 and replaced the previous threshold 'EBacc Attainment' measure. EBacc APS measures pupils’ point scores across the five pillars of the EBacc. This ensures the Attainment of all pupils is recognised, not just those at particular grade boundaries, encouraging schools to enter pupils of all abilities, and support them to achieve their full potential. Threshold measures are included for completeness and are reported as a percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4. The two threshold measures are: i) proportion of pupils achieving grade 5/C or above, ii) proportion of pupils achieving a grade 4/C or above respectively.
8. c = From 2018 revised data, suppression due to low numbers was not applied unless deemed necessary. Previous years' data remains suppressed. For 2020, where a geographical area contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly) the data for that area has been suppressed. This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using the summer 2020 exam grades awarded.
9. In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which: restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non-GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate.
10. Some zero percentages may represent small numbers due to rounding.
11. The English Baccalaureate element includes the three highest point scores from any of the English Baccalaureate qualifications in science subjects, computer science, history, geography, and languages.
12. Includes entries and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
13. Explore education statistics (EES) glossary can be found at https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary
14. Attainment 8 and Progress 8 are part of the secondary accountability system that was implemented for all schools from 2016. Attainment 8 measures pupils’ Attainment across 8 qualifications including maths, English, three ebacc qualifications and three further GCSE or non-GCSE qualifications. From 2018, Attainment 8 had a maximum point score of 90, compared to a maximum of 87 in 2017 and 80 in 2016. This helped to minimise fluctuations in the average Attainment 8 scores following the phased introduction of 9-1 reformed GCSEs. These differences should be considered when comparing Attainment 8 scores between 2016-2019. In 2020, the majority of Attainment 8 scores are based on qualifications that were awarded via centre assessment grades rather than exams, so they are likely to be higher due to this and are not comparable to previous years.
15. Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and mathematics measures are calculated as a percentage of all pupils at the end of key stage 4. Prior to 2015/16, where the English language and English literature option was chosen in English, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in English language. From 2015/16, to meet the English requirement of the A*-C in English and maths Attainment measure, a C in either English language or English literature counted and there was no requirement to take both. From 2017, following the introduction of the reformed 9 to 1 GCSEs in English, a grade 5 or above in either English language or English literature counts and there remains no requirement to take both. The 9-4 measure shows pupils who achieved a grade 4 or above in either English language or English literature and maths and is shown alongside the headline measure for transparency and comparability.
16. 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 
17. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils in the group make on average approximately a grade more Progress than the national average; a score of -0.5 means they make on average approximately half a grade less Progress than average. Progress 8 scores should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the lower bound of the confidence interval is greater than zero, it can be interpreted as meaning that the group achieves greater than average Progress compared to pupils in mainstream schools nationally and that this is statistically significant. If the upper bound is negative, this means that the group achieves lower than average Progress compared to pupils in mainstream schools nationally and that this is statistically significant.
18. Figures not present in the data means there are no pupils at the end of key stage 4 for this breakdown.
19. Local authority, region and England (alternative provision) figures only cover achievements in state-funded alternative provision schools (Pupil referral units, AP free schools and AP academies) as well as state-funded AP placements in other institutions including independent schools, non-maintained special schools and settings other than a school. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas. The 'England (all schools)' line includes all pupils from state-funded schools, independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools and alternative provision.
20. EBacc entry and Attainment are shown as the percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4. Ebacc thresholds are included for transparency and comparability. Prior to 2015/16, where the English language and English literature option was chosen in EBacc English, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in English language. In 2015/16, to meet the English requirement of the EBacc, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in either English language or English literature. In 2016/17, the definition of 'percentage achieving the English Baccalaureate' has changed to 'the proportion of pupils achieving the Ebacc which included a grade 5 or above in English and mathematics, and grade C or above in unreformed subjects' following the introduction of the reformed 9 to 1 GCSEs in English and mathematics. The 9-4 grade shows pupils who achieved a grade 4 or above in English and mathematics, and a grade C in unreformed subjects. In 2017/18, EBacc APS provides the headline EBacc measure but the 9-5 EBacc threshold is the proportion of pupils achieving the Ebacc which included a grade 5 or above in reformed subjects, and grade C or above in unreformed subjects. Most of the Ebacc subjects were reformed in 2017/18 and so caution should be taken in comparing to 2016/17 with only reformed English and maths. For the 9-4 EBacc threshold is the proportion of pupils achieving the Ebacc which included a grade 4 or above in reformed subjects, and grade C or above in unreformed subjects.
21. Progress 8 data is not being published using 2019/20 data because of the cancellation of GCSE exams. Calculating Progress 8 has an element of modelling (estimating the average Attainment 8 for pupils in similar prior Attainment groups) and with the lack of exam data, the Progress 8 measure is not meaningful as a measure of Progress for 2020.
22. The Secondary accountability measures guidance can be found alongside the KS4 data and metadata files under 'Download associated files'.

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