LA - Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
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EYFS levels of development and achievement of early learning goals for Children in Need (excluding children on a Child Protection Plan [CPP] and Children Looked After [CLA]), children on a CPP (excluding CLA), and CLA.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 2,632
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Average number of early learning goals at expected level per child
- Number of children assessed against the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile
- Number of children at expected level across all early learning goals
- Filters
- Social care group
- Time period
- 2021/22 to 2024/25
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | social_care_group | t_pupils | avg_elgs | t_elg | pt_elg | t_comm_lang_lit | pt_comm_lang_lit | t_gld | pt_gld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | CIN at any point | 20400 | 10.92 | 8310 | 40.7 | 8890 | 43.6 | 8580 | 42 | |||||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | CIN at any point | 1400 | 10.88 | 590 | 42.4 | 630 | 44.9 | 620 | 44.1 | |||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | CIN at any point | 3290 | 10.64 | 1270 | 38.6 | 1380 | 41.8 | 1330 | 40.3 | |||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | CIN at any point | 2580 | 10.8 | 1010 | 39 | 1090 | 42 | 1050 | 40.6 | |||
| 202425 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | CIN at any point | 1480 | 10.34 | 550 | 37 | 580 | 39.4 | 560 | 38 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| avg_elgs | Average number of early learning goals at expected level per child |
| pt_comm_lang_lit | Percentage of children at expected level in Communication & Language and Literacy areas of learning |
| pt_elg | Percentage of children at expected level across all early learning goals |
| pt_gld | Percentage of children with a good level of development |
| social_care_group | Social care group - Filter by social care group |
Footnotes
- Within this section comparisons are made to 2021/22 and 2023/24 as significant changes to the EYFS Profile prior to the 2021/22 assessments prevent direct comparison with previous years.
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If you have a specific enquiry about LA - Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statistics and data:
Children Looked After Data Team
Email: CLA.STATS@education.gov.ukContact name: Bree Waine