Data set from Early years foundation stage profile results

3 Headline measures by multiple characteristics

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Headline measures by multiple characteristics (sex, major ethnic group, special educational needs (SEN) and free school meal eligibility).

Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Early years foundation stage profile results
Release type
Geographic levels
National
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
  • Ethnic group: major
  • SEN
  • Free school meal eligibility
Time period
2021/22 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameethnicity_majorsenfsm_eligibilitysexchildren_numberaverage_elgselg_numberelg_percentagecomm_lang_lit_numbercomm_lang_lit_percentagegld_numbergld_percentage
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalTotal60821714.140285166.242067569.241162667.7
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalFemale29655614.92193307422640576.322249475
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalMale31166113.318352158.919427062.318913260.7
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalEligible for free school mealsTotal10471212.35223449.95537352.95395151.5
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalEligible for free school mealsFemale5137713.53023458.83157061.43090060.1

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables
Variable nameVariable description
average_elgsAverage number of early learning goals at expected level per child
children_numberNumber of children
comm_lang_lit_numberNumber of children at expected level in Communication & Language and Literacy areas of learning
comm_lang_lit_percentagePercentage of children at expected level in Communication & Language and Literacy areas of learning
elg_numberNumber of children at expected level across all early learning goals

Footnotes

  1. The 'Unknown' SEN category describes cases where SEN provision could not be determined. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
  2. The 'Unknown' ethnic group category describes cases where a child's ethnicity was refused or not obtained. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
  3. In previous publications, the category ‘Not known to be eligible for free school meals’ included both those not eligible for free school meals and those not known to be eligible for free school meals (i.e. children who did not appear in the school census). Since the 2022/23 release, as a methodological improvement, the categories have been split out and are now ‘Eligible for free school meals’, ‘Not eligible for free school meals’ and ‘Unknown’ (i.e. children who did not appear in the schools census). Data for 2021/22 has been revised to reflect this change.

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