Data set from Early years foundation stage profile results

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Headline measures by child characteristics (gender, major and minor ethnic group, first language, free school meal eligibility, term of birth, special educational needs (SEN) provision and SEN primary need).

Breakdowns by local authority district are based on the location of the child’s school or provider.


Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Early years foundation stage profile results
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, Local authority district, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of children
  • Average number of early learning goals at expected level per child
  • Number of children at expected level across all early learning goals
Filters
  • Child characteristics
  • Gender
Time period
2021/22

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_namelad_codelad_namecharacteristiccharacteristic_typegenderchildren_numberaverage_elgselg_numberelg_percentagecomm_lang_lit_numbercomm_lang_lit_percentagegld_numbergld_percentage
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotal62258314.10000039451463.40000041745367.10000040572365.200000
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalGirls30433414.80000021481770.60000022408973.60000021892371.900000
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalBoys31824913.30000017969756.50000019336460.80000018680058.700000
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandEthnic group: majorWhiteTotal43948414.30000028458364.80000030037268.30000029139066.300000
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandEthnic group: majorWhiteGirls21442115.00000015415371.90000016041674.80000015650273.000000

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 10 variables
Variable nameVariable description
average_elgsAverage number of early learning goals at expected level per child
characteristic_typeChild characteristics
children_numberNumber of children
comm_lang_lit_numberNumber of children at expected level in communication and language and literacy areas of learning
comm_lang_lit_percentagePercentage of children at expected level in communication and language and literacy areas of learning

Footnotes

  1. Autumn-born = September, October, November, December. Spring-born = January, February, March, April. Summer-born = May, June, July, August.
  2. The 'Unclassified' first language category describes cases where a child's first language could not be determined. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
  3. The 'Unclassified' SEN provision category describes cases where SEN provision could not be determined. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
  4. The 'Unclassified' ethnic group category describes cases where a child's ethnicity was refused or not obtained. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
  5. A small number of children in the City of London, Isles of Scilly, and Sutton local authorities in 2021/22 were not recorded due to issues arising during the data collection process. See the methodology page for more information.
  6. Previously, Chinese children were included in the 'Other' category. Based on new guidance, Chinese children are now included in the 'Asian' category in the 2021/22 data.

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