Data set from Multiplication tables check attainment

National score distribution by school characteristics

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Published 20 November 2025

Last updated 20 November 2025

This file contains data on the attainment scores of pupils in the multiplication tables check assessment in England, broken down by school characteristics.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Multiplication tables check attainment
• API data set ID: 019a9709-3d58-73d2-9fcf-1013aa50f744; How do I use this ID?
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 255
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Average attainment score
  • Number of eligible pupils
  • Number of eligible pupils who took the check
• Filters:
  • Education phase
  • School religious character
  • Sex
• Time period: 2021/22 to 2024/25

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time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	establishment_type_group	education_phase	school_religious_character	sex	establishment_count	eligible_pupil_count	completed_check_pupil_count	not_completed_check_pupil_count	mtc_score_25_pupil_count	mtc_score_24_pupil_count	mtc_score_23_pupil_count	mtc_score_22_pupil_count	mtc_score_21_pupil_count	mtc_score_20_pupil_count	mtc_score_19_pupil_count	mtc_score_18_pupil_count	mtc_score_17_pupil_count	mtc_score_16_pupil_count	mtc_score_15_pupil_count	mtc_score_14_pupil_count	mtc_score_13_pupil_count	mtc_score_12_pupil_count	mtc_score_11_pupil_count	mtc_score_10_pupil_count	mtc_score_9_pupil_count	mtc_score_8_pupil_count	mtc_score_7_pupil_count	mtc_score_6_pupil_count	mtc_score_5_pupil_count	mtc_score_4_pupil_count	mtc_score_3_pupil_count	mtc_score_2_pupil_count	mtc_score_1_pupil_count	mtc_score_0_pupil_count	mtc_score_total	mtc_score_average	completed_check_pupil_percent	not_completed_check_pupil_percent	mtc_score_25_pupil_percent	mtc_score_24_pupil_percent	mtc_score_23_pupil_percent	mtc_score_22_pupil_percent	mtc_score_21_pupil_percent	mtc_score_20_pupil_percent	mtc_score_19_pupil_percent	mtc_score_18_pupil_percent	mtc_score_17_pupil_percent	mtc_score_16_pupil_percent	mtc_score_15_pupil_percent	mtc_score_14_pupil_percent	mtc_score_13_pupil_percent	mtc_score_12_pupil_percent	mtc_score_11_pupil_percent	mtc_score_10_pupil_percent	mtc_score_9_pupil_percent	mtc_score_8_pupil_percent	mtc_score_7_pupil_percent	mtc_score_6_pupil_percent	mtc_score_5_pupil_percent	mtc_score_4_pupil_percent	mtc_score_3_pupil_percent	mtc_score_2_pupil_percent	mtc_score_1_pupil_percent	mtc_score_0_pupil_percent
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Alternative provision	Total	Total	Boys	72	235	127	108	2	3	2	2	0	2	1	2	1	5	3	9	3	7	6	10	10	9	7	5	1	5	6	8	6	12	1170	9.2	54	46	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	0	2	3	3	3	5
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Alternative provision	Total	Total	Girls	22	29	16	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	2	124	7.8	55	45	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	3	0	0	7	3	0	7	7	10	0	0	0	7
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Alternative provision	Total	Total	Total	75	264	143	121	2	4	2	2	0	2	1	2	1	5	4	9	4	8	6	10	12	10	7	7	3	8	6	8	6	14	1294	9	54	46	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	3	2	3	2	4	5	4	3	3	1	3	2	3	2	5
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Academies and free schools	Total	Total	Boys	6090	133792	129373	4419	38658	16156	10087	7388	6153	5433	4895	4579	4197	3872	3781	3453	3245	2974	2554	2315	1940	1824	1426	995	726	632	529	387	428	746	2586457	20	97	3	29	12	8	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Academies and free schools	Total	Total	Girls	6092	129332	126164	3168	32925	14844	9502	7344	6254	5557	5126	4837	4568	4312	4111	3989	3804	3360	2986	2708	2287	2014	1518	1047	687	516	471	342	414	641	2461899	19.5	98	2	25	11	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 64 variables

Variable name	Variable description
completed_check_pupil_count	Number of eligible pupils who took the check
completed_check_pupil_percent	Percentage of eligible pupils who took the check
education_phase	Education phase
eligible_pupil_count	Number of eligible pupils
establishment_count	Number of schools

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Footnotes

1. Average scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
2. Average scores exclude pupils who did not take the check.
3. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
4. State funded schools and alternative provision includes community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor led academies, special converter academies, special free schools, pupil referral units, academy alternative provision and free school alternative provision.
5. State funded schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
6. State funded mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies (mainstream), converter academies (mainstream) and free schools (mainstream)
7. State funded special schools include community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor led academies, special converter academies and special free schools
8. Academies and free schools includes sponsored academies, converter academies and free schools.
9. Alternative provision includes pupil referral units, academy alternative provision, community hospital schools, and free school alternative provision
10. Local authority maintained schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools
11. Pupils absent for the entire check period, unable to participate even when using access arrangements, just arrived in school, working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables and have left the school or appear on the register in error, are excluded from the number of pupils who took the check.
12. Religious character, school phase and school type is taken from the GIAS (Get information about schools) website and are given as at 12 September at the start of the academic year, and is the legal designation of each school.
13. The school religious characteristic other Christian Faith includes schools of mixed denomination or other Christian beliefs (e.g. Greek Orthodox).

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• API data set name: National score distribution by school characteristics
• API data set ID: 019a9709-3d58-73d2-9fcf-1013aa50f744
• API data set version: 1.0

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