Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by pupil characteristics

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Published 10 September 2026

Last updated 10 September 2026

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 2025/26 Provisional
• Number of rows: 89,160
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Average progress score
  • Average scaled score
  • Lower confidence interval
• Filters:
  • Disadvantage status
  • First language status
  • Free school meal status
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2025/26

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	establishment_type_group	subject	sex	disadvantage_status	fsm_status	ethnicity_major	ethnicity_minor	first_language	month_of_birth	sen_provision	sen_primary_need	establishment_count	eligible_pupil_count	expected_standard_pupil_count	higher_standard_pupil_count	not_meeting_pupil_count	working_below_pupil_count	absent_pupil_count	progress_measure_eligible_pupil_count	progress_measure_total_score	unable_to_access_arrived_pupil_count	unable_to_access_pupil_count	scaled_scores_eligible_pupil_count	scaled_scores_total	working_towards_pupil_count	pre_ks_std_6_pupil_count	pre_ks_std_5_pupil_count	pre_ks_std_4_pupil_count	pre_ks_std_3_pupil_count	pre_ks_std_2_pupil_count	pre_ks_std_1_pupil_count	growing_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_count	early_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_count	foundations_of_expected_std_pupil_count	engagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_count	below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_count	disapplied_pupil_count	expected_standard_pupil_percent	higher_standard_pupil_percent	not_meeting_pupil_percent	working_below_pupil_percent	absent_pupil_percent	unable_to_access_arrived_pupil_percent	unable_to_access_pupil_percent	average_scaled_score	progress_measure_score	progress_measure_lower_conf_interval	progress_measure_upper_conf_interval	working_towards_pupil_percent	pre_ks_std_6_pupil_percent	pre_ks_std_5_pupil_percent	pre_ks_std_4_pupil_percent	pre_ks_std_3_pupil_percent	pre_ks_std_2_pupil_percent	pre_ks_std_1_pupil_percent	growing_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_percent	early_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_percent	foundations_of_expected_std_pupil_percent	engagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_percent	below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_percent	disapplied_pupil_percent
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All state funded	Reading, writing and maths	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	15622	585580	312653	31571	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	53	5	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All state funded	Reading	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	15622	586178	386199	109500	179271	18980	1125	z	z	0	402	562288	57694841	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	66	19	31	3	0	0	0	103	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All state funded	Grammar, punctuation and spelling	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	15622	586166	424833	131682	141339	18203	1160	z	z	0	385	566105	58866180	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	72	22	24	3	0	0	0	104	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All state funded	Maths	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	15622	586162	409105	97050	157510	17609	1348	z	z	0	386	566447	58363343	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	70	17	27	3	0	0	0	103	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All state funded	Writing	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	15622	585588	433308	86199	z	z	596	z	z	z	z	z	z	112667	0	0	0	0	0	0	21406	7441	4249	0	4605	1316	74	15	z	z	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	1	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 59 variables

Variable name	Variable description
absent_pupil_count	Number of pupils absent
absent_pupil_percent	Percentage of pupils absent
average_scaled_score	Average scaled score
below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_count	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_percent	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA

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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 2026 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. 'All state funded' includes local authority maintained schools, academy sponsor led, academy converter, free schools and state funded special schools (including hospital schools).

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