Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by school type and pupil characteristics

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Published 10 September 2026

Last updated 10 September 2026

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by school type and pupil characteristics.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 2 attainment
• Release: Academic year 2025/26 Provisional
• Number of rows: 56
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)
• Filters:
  • Free school meal status
  • Major ethnic group
  • Special educational needs status
• Time period: 2025/26

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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	ethnicity_major	fsm_status	sen_provision	eligible_pupil_count	expected_standard_pupil_count	expected_standard_pupil_percent
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academy sponsor led	Total	Total	Total	77361	47566	61
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academy sponsor led	Total	FSM eligible	Total	32634	16724	51
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academy sponsor led	Total	Not known to be FSM eligible	Total	44727	30842	69
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academy sponsor led	Asian / Asian British	Total	Total	10658	7453	70
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	Academy sponsor led	Black / African / Caribbean / Black British	Total	Total	7148	4762	67

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 7 variables

Variable name	Variable description
eligible_pupil_count	Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
establishment_type_group	Type of school
ethnicity_major	Major ethnic group
expected_standard_pupil_count	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
expected_standard_pupil_percent	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)

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Footnotes

1. Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Email: Primary.Attainment@education.gov.uk
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