Subject year of entry data
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National level numbers and proportions of pupils entering GCSE subjects in penultimate and final years in all schools.
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Key stage 4 performance
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- The percentage of pupils
- The number of pupils
- Filters
- The school year in which the exam was sat
- The subject pupils are entered for
- Time period
- 2023/24
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | establishment_type_group | qualification_type | subject | test_year | number_pupils | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | GCSE | All Subjects | Total | 4906559 | z |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | GCSE | All Subjects | Final year | 4821175 | 98.3 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | GCSE | All Subjects | Penultimate year | 77343 | 1.6 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | GCSE | Ancient History | Total | 1463 | z |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Provisional | All schools | GCSE | Ancient History | Final year | 1458 | 99.7 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number_pupils | The number of pupils |
| percentage | The percentage of pupils |
| subject | The subject pupils are entered for |
| test_year | The school year in which the exam was sat |
Footnotes
- Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (opens in a new tab)).
- Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
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