Attainment by pupil characteristics
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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
- Release type
- 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
- sex
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2023/24
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | breakdown_topic | breakdown | establishment_type_group | sex | 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_read_progress_eligible_pupils | t_read_progress_score | 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_mat_progress_eligible_pupils | t_mat_progress_score | 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_writta_progress_eligible_pupils | t_writta_progress_score | 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 | avg_read_progress_score | avg_read_progress_score_upper_ci | avg_read_progress_score_lower_ci | 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 | avg_mat_progress_score | avg_mat_progress_score_upper_ci | avg_mat_progress_score_lower_ci | 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 | avg_writta_progress_score | avg_writta_progress_score_upper_ci | avg_writta_progress_score_lower_ci | pt_scita_met_expected_standard | pt_scita_not_met_expected_standard | pt_scita_absent | pt_scita_disapplied |
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| 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 | z | z | 299314 | 202051 | 55195 | 84287 | 11908 | 697 | z | 264 | 286289 | 29488928 | 299315 | 209309 | 54469 | 77660 | 11197 | 807 | z | 251 | 286887 | 29629925 | z | z | 298979 | 202402 | 32223 | 70011 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 14229 | 5185 | 2969 | z | 3060 | 362 | 761 | z | z | 298973 | 235433 | 62290 | 395 | 855 | 50 | 5 | 62 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 0 | z | 0 | 102 | z | z | z | 68 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | z | 0 | 103 | 70 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 0 | z | 0 | 103 | z | z | z | 68 | 11 | 23 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 5 | 2 | 1 | z | 1 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | 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 | z | z | 286852 | 222782 | 76487 | 57052 | 6295 | 463 | z | 121 | 279816 | 29377252 | 286847 | 199796 | 42581 | 79850 | 6412 | 541 | z | 135 | 279560 | 28733418 | z | z | 286609 | 230906 | 53976 | 42656 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 7177 | 2256 | 1280 | z | 1545 | 234 | 555 | z | z | 286608 | 237981 | 47773 | 261 | 593 | 57 | 6 | 70 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | z | 0 | 103 | z | z | z | 78 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 0 | z | 0 | 105 | 70 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | z | 0 | 103 | z | z | z | 81 | 19 | 15 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 3 | 1 | 0 | z | 1 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | 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 | z | z | 586166 | 424833 | 131682 | 141339 | 18203 | 1160 | z | 385 | 566105 | 58866180 | 586162 | 409105 | 97050 | 157510 | 17609 | 1348 | z | 386 | 566447 | 58363343 | z | z | 585588 | 433308 | 86199 | 112667 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 21406 | 7441 | 4249 | z | 4605 | 596 | 1316 | z | z | 585581 | 473414 | 110063 | 656 | 1448 | 53 | 5 | 66 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | z | 0 | 103 | z | z | z | 72 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 0 | z | 0 | 104 | 70 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 0 | z | 0 | 103 | z | z | z | 74 | 15 | 19 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 4 | 1 | 1 | z | 1 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | 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 | z | z | 95019 | 52479 | 10133 | 35949 | 6051 | 380 | z | 115 | 88397 | 8901550 | 95016 | 54712 | 9324 | 33922 | 5787 | 447 | z | 99 | 88576 | 8939686 | z | z | 94843 | 53442 | 5294 | 28108 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 6905 | 2793 | 1652 | z | 1540 | 162 | 241 | z | z | 94837 | 64388 | 29975 | 177 | 297 | 36 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 44 | 7 | 0 | z | 0 | 99 | z | z | z | 55 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 0 | z | 0 | 101 | 58 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 0 | z | 0 | 101 | z | z | z | 56 | 6 | 30 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 7 | 3 | 2 | z | 2 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | 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 | z | z | 91770 | 61538 | 15227 | 26885 | 3013 | 246 | z | 37 | 88413 | 9078256 | 91767 | 52760 | 7092 | 35455 | 3183 | 278 | z | 38 | 88167 | 8864473 | z | z | 91666 | 65619 | 10028 | 19395 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 3834 | 1210 | 692 | z | 733 | 65 | 118 | z | z | 91662 | 67644 | 23794 | 74 | 150 | 43 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 39 | 3 | 0 | z | 0 | 101 | z | z | z | 67 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 0 | z | 0 | 103 | 57 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 0 | z | 0 | 101 | z | z | z | 72 | 11 | 21 | z | z | z | z | z | z | 4 | 1 | 1 | z | 1 | 0 | 0 | z | z | z | 74 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Variables in this data set
| 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 |
| no_schools | Number of schools |
Footnotes
- Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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.
- Figures for 2024 are based on revised data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
- Science teacher assessment measures from 2019 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the science teacher assessment frameworks.
- '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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