Maths and science - subject combinations by student characteristics
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Number of students entered for combinations of maths and science A levels during 16-18 study, by student characteristics.
Student characteristics include sex, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language, special educational needs (SEN) provision, and KS4 prior attainment.
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- A level and other 16 to 18 results
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Students that entered chosen 'combination' and any other Maths/Science subjects
- Students that entered only chosen 'combination' and no additional Maths/Science subjects
- Students that entered chosen 'combination' and any other Maths/Science subjects (%)
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Combination of Maths/Science subject A levels entered
- Time period
- 2019/20 to 2023/24
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | characteristic_type | characteristic_value | sub_name_comb | num_maths_science | num_entered_comb_and_no_other_matsci | num_entered_matsci_subjects_including_comb | perc_entered_comb_and_no_other_matsci | perc_entered_matsci_subjects_including_comb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | Sex | Female | Maths & Further Maths & Biology & Chemistry & Physics & Computer Science | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | Sex | Female | Maths & Further Maths & Biology & Chemistry & Physics & Computer Science | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Sex | Female | Maths & Further Maths & Biology & Chemistry & Physics & Computer Science | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 202223 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Sex | Female | Maths & Further Maths & Biology & Chemistry & Physics & Computer Science | 6 | c | c | c | c |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | Sex | Female | Maths & Further Maths & Biology & Chemistry & Physics & Computer Science | 6 | c | c | c | c |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic_value | Characteristic |
| num_entered_comb_and_no_other_matsci | Students that entered only chosen 'combination' and no additional Maths/Science subjects |
| num_entered_matsci_subjects_including_comb | Students that entered chosen 'combination' and any other Maths/Science subjects |
| perc_entered_comb_and_no_other_matsci | Students that entered only chosen 'combination' and no additional Maths/Science subjects (%) |
| perc_entered_matsci_subjects_including_comb | Students that entered chosen 'combination' and any other Maths/Science subjects (%) |
Footnotes
- Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the sex for every student.
- Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
- EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
- Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams. Includes pending awards.
- A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21 such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particularly within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.
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