Data set from Key stage 4 performance

Local authority district data

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Published 16 October 2025

Last updated 16 October 2025

Pupil residency and school location based local authority district, regional, and national level headline performance measures in state-funded schools in 2024/25.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• API data set ID: 18e39901-e1a0-3b70-aeae-b3fe542fcf1c; How do I use this ID?
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 22,451
• Geographic levels: Local authority district, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Average Attainment 8 score
  • Average Attainment 8 score for EBacc element
  • Average Attainment 8 score for English element
• Filters:
  • Basis for the geographic level
  • Disadvantaged status
  • Free school meals status
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2024/25

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time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	lad_code	lad_name	version	priority_area_flag	geography_basis	establishment_type_group	breakdown_topic	breakdown	disadvantage_status	fsm_status	school_count	pupil_count	attainment8_sum	attainment8_average	engmath_entering_total	engmath_entering_percent	engmath_95_total	engmath_95_percent	engmath_94_total	engmath_94_percent	ebacc_entering_total	ebacc_entering_percent	ebacc_95_total	ebacc_95_percent	ebacc_94_total	ebacc_94_percent	ebacc_aps_sum	ebacc_aps_average	progress8_pupil_count	progress8_sum	progress8_average	progress8_lower_95_ci	progress8_upper_95_ci	progress8eng_sum	progress8eng_average	progress8eng_lower_95_ci	progress8eng_upper_95_ci	progress8mat_sum	progress8mat_average	progress8mat_lower_95_ci	progress8mat_upper_95_ci	progress8ebacc_sum	progress8ebacc_average	progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci	progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci	progress8open_sum	progress8open_average	progress8open_lower_95_ci	progress8open_upper_95_ci	gcse_entering_total	gcse_entering_percent	gcse_91_total	gcse_91_percent	ebacceng_entering_total	ebacceng_entering_percent	ebaccmat_entering_total	ebaccmat_entering_percent	ebaccsci_entering_total	ebaccsci_entering_percent	ebacchum_entering_total	ebacchum_entering_percent	ebacclan_entering_total	ebacclan_entering_percent	ebacceng_95_total	ebacceng_95_percent	ebaccmat_95_total	ebaccmat_95_percent	ebaccsci_95_total	ebaccsci_95_percent	ebacchum_95_total	ebacchum_95_percent	ebacclan_95_total	ebacclan_95_percent	ebacceng_94_total	ebacceng_94_percent	ebaccmat_94_total	ebaccmat_94_percent	ebaccsci_94_total	ebaccsci_94_percent	ebacchum_94_total	ebacchum_94_percent	ebacclan_94_total	ebacclan_94_percent	ebacceng_aps_sum	ebacceng_aps_average	ebaccmat_aps_sum	ebaccmat_aps_average	ebaccsci_aps_sum	ebaccsci_aps_average	ebacchum_aps_sum	ebacchum_aps_average	ebacclan_aps_sum	ebacclan_aps_average	attainment8eng_sum	attainment8eng_average	attainment8mat_sum	attainment8mat_average	attainment8ebacc_sum	attainment8ebacc_average	attainment8open_sum	attainment8open_average	attainment8open_gcse_sum	attainment8open_gcse_average	attainment8open_nongcse_sum	attainment8open_nongcse_average	attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total	attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average	attainment8open_slotfill_total	attainment8open_slotfill_average	ebacc_entering_0pillar_total	ebacc_entering_0pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_1pillar_total	ebacc_entering_1pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_2pillar_total	ebacc_entering_2pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_3pillar_total	ebacc_entering_3pillar_percent	ebacc_entering_4pillar_total	ebacc_entering_4pillar_percent	ebaccsci_combpath_entering_total	ebaccsci_combpath_entering_percent	ebaccsci_indpath_entering_total	ebaccsci_indpath_entering_percent	sci_triple_entering_total	sci_triple_entering_percent	geoghist_entering_total	geoghist_entering_percent	lan_multiple_entering_total	lan_multiple_entering_percent	art_subject_entering_total	art_subject_entering_percent	music_qual_entering_total	music_qual_entering_percent	art_qual_entering_total	art_qual_entering_percent	ebacceng_91_total	ebacceng_91_percent	ebaccmat_91_total	ebaccmat_91_percent	ebaccsci_91_total	ebaccsci_91_percent	ebacchum_91_total	ebacchum_91_percent	ebacclan_91_total	ebacclan_91_percent	ebacc_91_total	ebacc_91_percent	gcse_five_engmath_total	gcse_five_engmath_percent	progress8_pupil_percent	progress8_adjusted_total	progress8_adjusted_percent	progress8original_sum	progress8original_average	progress8original_lower_95_ci	progress8original_upper_95_ci	valueaddedsci_pupil_count	valueaddedsci_pupil_percent	valueaddedsci_sum	valueaddedsci_average	valueaddedsci_lower_95_ci	valueaddedsci_upper_95_ci	valueaddedhum_pupil_count	valueaddedhum_pupil_percent	valueaddedhum_sum	valueaddedhum_average	valueaddedhum_lower_95_ci	valueaddedhum_upper_95_ci	valueaddedlan_pupil_count	valueaddedlan_pupil_percent	valueaddedlan_sum	valueaddedlan_average	valueaddedlan_lower_95_ci	valueaddedlan_upper_95_ci	qual_entries_sum	qual_entries_average	gcse_entries_sum	gcse_entries_average	qual_entries_without_discounting_sum	qual_entries_without_discounting_average
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England					Provisional	0	Pupil residency	All state-funded	Total	Total	Total	Total	4104	624631	28709789.18	46	599185	95.9	282193	45.2	402973	64.5	253132	40.5	116210	18.6	160374	25.7	2547631.61	4.08	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	605303	96.9	602588	96.5	584779	93.6	601319	96.3	587978	94.1	506972	81.2	286912	45.9	376393	60.3	318358	51	281355	47.9	259409	51.2	173480	60.5	462769	74.1	434321	69.5	386354	65.7	320942	63.3	208989	72.8	3051980	4.89	2838508.16	4.54	2787241.33	4.46	2335086	3.74	1485718.14	2.38	6139000	9.8	5677027.32	9.1	8397141.39	13.4	8496620.47	13.6	7154665.72	11.5	1341954.75	2.1	1702314	2.7	1708996	2.7	21826	3.5	8905	1.4	10567	1.7	48543	7.8	281658	45.1	442210	70.8	145779	23.3	145519	23.3	45092	7.2	21489	3.4	241589	38.7	41033	6.6	283930	45.5	580996	93	590112	94.5	577335	98.2	491892	97	282730	98.5	246315	39.4	373835	59.8	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	4893496.48	7.8	4518402	7.2	4933889	7.9
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England					Provisional	0	Pupil residency	All state-funded	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	Disadvantaged	Total	4090	175830	6131869.28	34.9	161012	91.6	44998	25.6	76529	43.5	50961	29	15077	8.6	23884	13.6	530429.96	3.02	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	164444	93.5	162571	92.5	153411	87.2	162197	92.2	154717	88	125904	71.6	59525	33.9	72429	41.2	54043	30.7	45692	29.5	40828	32.4	29238	49.1	98761	56.2	86994	49.5	73011	47.2	56237	44.7	36676	61.6	677550	3.85	602754.63	3.43	590573	3.36	447839	2.55	273257	1.55	1371006	7.8	1205509.26	6.9	1746254.5	9.9	1809099.52	10.3	1433139.52	8.2	375960	2.1	432098	2.5	433906	2.5	12862	7.3	5167	2.9	5787	3.3	20004	11.4	81049	46.1	132627	75.4	22094	12.6	22054	12.5	8516	4.8	4254	2.4	63043	35.9	9724	5.5	75527	43	151097	85.9	155130	88.2	148865	96.2	118065	93.8	58139	97.7	48451	27.6	67338	38.3	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	1232311.42	7	1112412	6.3	1254266	7.1
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England					Provisional	0	Pupil residency	All state-funded	Disadvantage status	Not known to be disadvantaged	Not known to be disadvantaged	Total	4083	448801	22577919.9	50.3	438173	97.6	237195	52.9	326444	72.7	202171	45	101133	22.5	136490	30.4	2017201.65	4.49	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	440859	98.2	440017	98	431368	96.1	439122	97.8	433261	96.5	381068	84.9	227387	50.7	303964	67.7	264315	58.9	235663	54.4	218581	57.4	144242	63.4	364008	81.1	347327	77.4	313343	72.3	264705	69.5	172313	75.8	2374430	5.29	2235753.53	4.98	2196668.33	4.89	1887247	4.21	1212461.14	2.7	4767994	10.6	4471518.06	10	6650886.89	14.8	6687520.95	14.9	5721526.2	12.7	965994.75	2.2	1270216	2.8	1275090	2.8	8964	2	3738	0.8	4780	1.1	28539	6.4	200609	44.7	309583	69	123685	27.6	123465	27.5	36576	8.1	17235	3.8	178546	39.8	31309	7	208403	46.4	429899	95.8	434982	96.9	428470	98.9	373827	98.1	224591	98.8	197864	44.1	306497	68.3	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	3661185.06	8.2	3405990	7.6	3679623	8.2
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England					Provisional	0	Pupil residency	All state-funded	FSM status	FSM eligible	Total	FSM eligible	4085	163503	5718426.64	35	150174	91.8	41911	25.6	71356	43.6	47481	29	14003	8.6	22203	13.6	494604.76	3.03	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	153251	93.7	151509	92.7	143296	87.6	151223	92.5	144495	88.4	117765	72	55463	33.9	67662	41.4	50302	30.8	42494	29.4	37993	32.3	27178	49	92189	56.4	81054	49.6	67951	47	52376	44.5	34086	61.5	632533	3.87	561628.63	3.43	550641	3.37	417785	2.56	254369	1.56	1279391	7.8	1123257.26	6.9	1628040	10	1687738.38	10.3	1333373.38	8.2	354365	2.2	403489	2.5	405051	2.5	11580	7.1	4607	2.8	5298	3.2	18514	11.3	76023	46.5	123977	75.8	20520	12.6	20482	12.5	7904	4.8	3994	2.4	58617	35.9	8963	5.5	70333	43	141128	86.3	144638	88.5	138998	96.2	110407	93.8	54165	97.7	45125	27.6	62782	38.4	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	1150033.04	7	1037078	6.3	1170272	7.2
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England					Provisional	0	Pupil residency	All state-funded	FSM status	Not known to be FSM eligible	Total	Not known to be FSM eligible	4092	461128	22991362.54	49.9	449011	97.4	240282	52.1	331617	71.9	205651	44.6	102207	22.2	138171	30	2053026.85	4.45	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	452052	98	451079	97.8	441483	95.7	450096	97.6	443483	96.2	389207	84.4	231449	50.2	308731	67	268056	58.1	238861	53.9	221416	56.9	146302	63.2	370580	80.4	353267	76.6	318403	71.8	268566	69	174903	75.6	2419447	5.25	2276879.53	4.94	2236600.33	4.85	1917301	4.16	1231349.14	2.67	4859609	10.5	4553770.06	9.9	6769101.39	14.7	6808882.09	14.8	5821292.34	12.6	987589.75	2.1	1298825	2.8	1303945	2.8	10246	2.2	4298	0.9	5269	1.1	30029	6.5	205635	44.6	318233	69	125259	27.2	125037	27.1	37188	8.1	17495	3.8	182972	39.7	32070	7	213597	46.3	439868	95.4	445474	96.6	438337	98.8	381485	98	228565	98.8	201190	43.6	311053	67.5	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	3743463.44	8.1	3481324	7.5	3763617	8.2

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Variables in this data set

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Variable name	Variable description
art_qual_entering_percent	Percentage of pupils entering any arts qualification
art_qual_entering_total	Number of pupils entering any arts qualification
art_subject_entering_percent	Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total	Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average	Average Attainment 8 score

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Footnotes

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not match with state-funded figures in the national tables.
2. 1,042 pupils are not included because their residency was unknown due to missing or invalid postcode information or because they were not resident in England.
3. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25  as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. 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.
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.

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• API data set name: Local authority district data
• API data set ID: 18e39901-e1a0-3b70-aeae-b3fe542fcf1c
• API data set version: 1.0

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