Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by pupil characteristics

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Published 10 September 2024

Last updated 10 September 2024

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 2 attainment
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Grammar, punctuation and spelling average scaled score
  • Maths average scaled score
  • Number of eligible pupils in grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Filters:
  • Characteristics of each group
  • Gender
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	breakdown_topic	breakdown	school_type	gender	no_schools	t_rwm_eligible_pupils	t_rwm_met_expected_standard	t_rwm_met_higher_standard	t_read_eligible_pupils	t_read_met_expected_standard	t_read_met_higher_standard	t_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	t_read_working_below_assessment	t_read_absent	t_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	t_read_unable_to_access	t_read_avg_scaled_score_eligible_pupils	t_read_sum_scaled_scores	t_gps_eligible_pupils	t_gps_met_expected_standard	t_gps_met_higher_standard	t_gps_not_achieved_expected_standard	t_gps_working_below_assessment	t_gps_absent	t_gps_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	t_gps_unable_to_access	t_gps_avg_scaled_score_eligible_pupils	t_gps_sum_scaled_scores	t_mat_eligible_pupils	t_mat_met_expected_standard	t_mat_met_higher_standard	t_mat_not_achieved_expected_standard	t_mat_working_below_assessment	t_mat_absent	t_mat_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	t_mat_unable_to_access	t_mat_avg_scaled_score_eligible_pupils	t_mat_sum_scaled_scores	t_writta_eligible_pupils	t_writta_met_expected_standard	t_writta_met_higher_standard	t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	t_writta_growing_development_of_expected_standard	t_writta_early_development_of_expected_standard	t_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	t_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	t_writta_absent	t_writta_disapplied	t_scita_eligible_pupils	t_scita_met_expected_standard	t_scita_not_met_expected_standard	t_scita_absent	t_scita_disapplied	pt_rwm_met_expected_standard	pt_rwm_met_higher_standard	pt_read_met_expected_standard	pt_read_met_higher_standard	pt_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	pt_read_working_below_assessment	pt_read_absent	pt_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	pt_read_unable_to_access	avg_read_scaled_score	pt_gps_met_expected_standard	pt_gps_met_higher_standard	pt_gps_not_achieved_expected_standard	pt_gps_working_below_assessment	pt_gps_absent	pt_gps_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	pt_gps_unable_to_access	avg_gps_scaled_score	pt_mat_met_expected_standard	pt_mat_met_higher_standard	pt_mat_not_achieved_expected_standard	pt_mat_working_below_assessment	pt_mat_absent	pt_mat_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	pt_mat_unable_to_access	avg_mat_scaled_score	pt_writta_met_expected_standard	pt_writta_met_higher_standard	pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	pt_writta_growing_development_of_expected_standard	pt_writta_early_development_of_expected_standard	pt_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	pt_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	pt_writta_absent	pt_writta_disapplied	pt_scita_met_expected_standard	pt_scita_not_met_expected_standard	pt_scita_absent	pt_scita_disapplied
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Boys	15567	298975	148627	13799	299323	185878	47558	99988	12426	672	z	271	283803	28902851	299314	202051	55195	84287	11908	697	z	264	286289	29488928	299315	209309	54469	77660	11197	807	z	251	286887	29629925	298979	202402	32223	70011	z	z	z	z	z	z	14229	5185	2969	z	3060	362	761	298973	235433	62290	395	855	50	5	62	16	33	4	0	z	0	102	68	18	28	4	0	z	0	103	70	18	26	4	0	z	0	103	68	11	23	z	z	z	z	z	z	5	2	1	z	1	0	0	79	21	0	0
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Girls	15441	286605	164026	17772	286855	200321	61942	79283	6554	453	z	131	278485	28791990	286852	222782	76487	57052	6295	463	z	121	279816	29377252	286847	199796	42581	79850	6412	541	z	135	279560	28733418	286609	230906	53976	42656	z	z	z	z	z	z	7177	2256	1280	z	1545	234	555	286608	237981	47773	261	593	57	6	70	22	28	2	0	z	0	103	78	27	20	2	0	z	0	105	70	15	28	2	0	z	0	103	81	19	15	z	z	z	z	z	z	3	1	0	z	1	0	0	83	17	0	0
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	15622	585580	312653	31571	586178	386199	109500	179271	18980	1125	z	402	562288	57694841	586166	424833	131682	141339	18203	1160	z	385	566105	58866180	586162	409105	97050	157510	17609	1348	z	386	566447	58363343	585588	433308	86199	112667	z	z	z	z	z	z	21406	7441	4249	z	4605	596	1316	585581	473414	110063	656	1448	53	5	66	19	31	3	0	z	0	103	72	22	24	3	0	z	0	104	70	17	27	3	0	z	0	103	74	15	19	z	z	z	z	z	z	4	1	1	z	1	0	0	81	19	0	0
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Boys	13999	94841	33939	1540	95024	46768	7678	41417	6298	378	z	116	87018	8635983	95019	52479	10133	35949	6051	380	z	115	88397	8901550	95016	54712	9324	33922	5787	447	z	99	88576	8939686	94843	53442	5294	28108	z	z	z	z	z	z	6905	2793	1652	z	1540	162	241	94837	64388	29975	177	297	36	2	49	8	44	7	0	z	0	99	55	11	38	6	0	z	0	101	58	10	36	6	0	z	0	101	56	6	30	z	z	z	z	z	z	7	3	2	z	2	0	0	68	32	0	0
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Girls	13832	91662	39375	2122	91770	52635	10513	35654	3133	255	z	42	87616	8812663	91770	61538	15227	26885	3013	246	z	37	88413	9078256	91767	52760	7092	35455	3183	278	z	38	88167	8864473	91666	65619	10028	19395	z	z	z	z	z	z	3834	1210	692	z	733	65	118	91662	67644	23794	74	150	43	2	57	11	39	3	0	z	0	101	67	17	29	3	0	z	0	103	57	8	39	3	0	z	0	101	72	11	21	z	z	z	z	z	z	4	1	1	z	1	0	0	74	26	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 104 variables

Variable name	Variable description
avg_gps_scaled_score	Grammar, punctuation and spelling average scaled score
avg_mat_scaled_score	Maths average scaled score
avg_read_scaled_score	Reading average scaled score
breakdown	Characteristics of each group
gender	Gender

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Footnotes

1. Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Writing teacher assessment and reading, writing and maths (combined) measures from 2018 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the writing teacher assessment frameworks.
3. Figures for 2024 are based on provisional data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
4. Science teacher assessment measures from 2019 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the science teacher assessment frameworks.
5. 'State-funded schools' includes LA maintained schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools and state-funded special schools (including hospital schools).

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