Data set from Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment

Phonics screening check mark distribution

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Published 6 October 2022

Last updated 6 October 2022

This file contains data on the mark distributions in the phonics screening check.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
  • Cumulative percentage of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
  • Average mean phonics mark
• Filters:
  • Gender
  • Phonic marks
• Time period: 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	school_type	gender	phonics_mark	number_of_pupils_achieving	cumulative_percentage	average_mean_phonics_mark
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	State-funded schools	Total	0	13652	2	z
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	State-funded schools	Total	1	4010	3	z
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	State-funded schools	Total	2	3557	3	z
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	State-funded schools	Total	3	3185	4	z
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	State-funded schools	Total	4	2906	4	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables

Variable name	Variable description
average_mean_phonics_mark	Average mean phonics mark
cumulative_percentage	Cumulative percentage of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
gender	Gender
number_of_pupils_achieving	Number of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
phonics_mark	Phonic marks

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Footnotes

1. Does not include pupils who were absent or disapplied for the check.
2. The phonic mark can be between 0 and 40. If a pupil’s mark is at or above the threshold mark they are considered to have reached the expected standard. The threshold mark was 32 in 2022.

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