Data set from Key stage 4 performance

All state-funded pupil characteristics and geography data

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Published 16 October 2025

Last updated 16 October 2025

National, regional and local authority level performance measures in state-funded schools by pupil characteristics since 2018/19.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• API data set ID: b3e19901-5d2b-b676-bb4c-e60937d74725; How do I use this ID?
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 342,406
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Average Attainment 8 score
  • Average Attainment 8 score for EBacc element
  • Average Attainment 8 score for English element
• Filters:
  • Disadvantaged status
  • Ethnicity
  • First language
• Time period: 2009/10 to 2024/25

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202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	0	0	All state-funded	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	4104	625673	28749291.43	45.9	600061	95.9	282570	45.2	403520	64.5	253431	40.5	116324	18.6	160553	25.7	2551096.91	4.08	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	606209	96.9	603485	96.5	585613	93.6	602207	96.2	588829	94.1	507683	81.1	287270	45.9	376889	60.2	318796	51	281734	47.8	259766	51.2	173704	60.5	463406	74.1	434919	69.5	386910	65.7	321382	63.3	209251	72.8	3056113	4.88	2842440.16	4.54	2791097.33	4.46	2338217	3.74	1487602.14	2.38	6147375	9.8	5684891.32	9.1	8408873.39	13.4	8508151.72	13.6	7164520.22	11.5	1343631.5	2.1	1704766	2.7	1711419	2.7	21977	3.5	8931	1.4	10595	1.7	48630	7.8	282109	45.1	442863	70.8	145977	23.3	145717	23.3	45171	7.2	21517	3.4	241961	38.7	41093	6.6	284365	45.4	581817	93	590972	94.5	578169	98.2	492580	97	283084	98.5	246604	39.4	374345	59.8	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	4900407.49	7.8	4524812	7.2	4940890	7.9
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	0	0	All state-funded	Sex	Boys	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	3892	320708	14100901.42	44	304941	95.1	140045	43.7	200685	62.6	117733	36.7	50198	15.7	70239	21.9	1257014.87	3.92	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	308552	96.2	306828	95.7	296558	92.5	306388	95.5	299059	93.2	257942	80.4	132358	41.3	173576	54.1	166577	51.9	141371	47.3	124793	48.4	73482	55.5	221562	69.1	224387	70	194596	65.1	157267	61	90547	68.4	1458797	4.55	1473932.52	4.6	1409324.57	4.39	1140117	3.56	650571.64	2.03	2935602	9.2	2947865.04	9.2	4189116.89	13.1	4028317.49	12.6	3378488.49	10.5	649829	2	862454	2.7	862702	2.7	13536	4.2	5199	1.6	5802	1.8	26915	8.4	151523	47.2	223401	69.7	75667	23.6	75486	23.5	28056	8.7	9094	2.8	90273	28.1	21523	6.7	115829	36.1	293721	91.6	300689	93.8	292906	97.9	248280	96.3	130066	98.3	114106	35.6	182243	56.8	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	2485009.91	7.7	2286025	7.1	2505749	7.8
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	0	0	All state-funded	Sex	Girls	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	3853	304965	14648390.01	48	295120	96.8	142525	46.7	202835	66.5	135698	44.5	66126	21.7	90314	29.6	1294082.04	4.24	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	297657	97.6	296657	97.3	289055	94.8	295819	97	289770	95	249741	81.9	154912	50.8	203313	66.7	152219	49.9	140363	48.4	134973	54	100222	64.7	241844	79.3	210532	69	192314	66.4	164115	65.7	118704	76.6	1597316	5.24	1368507.64	4.49	1381772.76	4.53	1198100	3.93	837030.5	2.74	3211773	10.5	2737026.28	9	4219756.5	13.8	4479834.23	14.7	3786031.73	12.4	693802.5	2.3	842312	2.8	848717	2.8	8441	2.8	3732	1.2	4793	1.6	21715	7.1	130586	42.8	219462	72	70310	23.1	70231	23	17115	5.6	12423	4.1	151688	49.7	19570	6.4	168536	55.3	288096	94.5	290283	95.2	285263	98.4	244300	97.8	153018	98.8	132498	43.4	192102	63	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	2415397.58	7.9	2238787	7.3	2435141	8
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	0	0	All state-funded	Ethnicity	Total	Black / African / Caribbean / Black British	African	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	2989	31605	1511323.03	47.8	30685	97.1	14787	46.8	21254	67.2	14458	45.7	5766	18.2	8451	26.7	134751.38	4.26	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	30910	97.8	30835	97.6	30308	95.9	30774	97.4	30585	96.8	26336	83.3	16450	52	21110	66.8	16150	51.1	15665	51.2	13453	51.1	9353	56.9	25449	80.5	22312	70.6	20857	68.2	17144	65.1	11602	70.5	164589	5.21	144867.01	4.58	148338	4.69	121134	3.83	81247	2.57	330177	10.4	289734.02	9.2	446248	14.1	445164.01	14.1	383466.01	12.1	61698	2	89073	2.8	89688	2.8	764	2.4	138	0.4	276	0.9	2403	7.6	13566	42.9	23471	74.3	7114	22.5	7110	22.5	1717	5.4	924	2.9	9552	30.2	1843	5.8	11797	37.3	30204	95.6	30300	95.9	30037	98.2	25832	98.1	16159	98.2	13959	44.2	19925	63	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	253620.3	8	235495	7.5	254739	8.1
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Provisional	0	0	All state-funded	Sex by ethnicity	Boys	Black / African / Caribbean / Black British	African	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	2462	15722	701617.5	44.6	15097	96	6783	43.1	9977	63.5	6258	39.8	2117	13.5	3230	20.5	62318.93	3.96	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	15243	97	15185	96.6	14879	94.6	15158	96.4	15025	95.6	12777	81.3	7180	45.7	9164	58.3	7789	49.5	7099	47.2	5724	44.8	3473	48.4	11691	74.4	10788	68.6	9734	64.8	7620	59.6	4526	63	75048	4.77	70716.75	4.5	70581.5	4.49	54574	3.47	32412	2.06	150586	9.6	141433.5	9	208482.5	13.3	201115.5	12.8	171351.5	10.9	29764	1.9	43516	2.8	43723	2.8	521	3.3	97	0.6	168	1.1	1416	9	7262	46.2	11845	75.3	3180	20.2	3177	20.2	933	5.9	376	2.4	3680	23.4	955	6.1	4939	31.4	14797	94.1	14874	94.6	14727	98	12416	97.2	7019	97.8	5991	38.1	9102	57.9	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	123490.17	7.9	113987	7.3	124117	7.9

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Variables in this data set

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Variable name	Variable description
art_qual_entering_percent	Percentage of pupils entering any arts qualification
art_qual_entering_total	Number of pupils entering any arts qualification
art_subject_entering_percent	Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total	Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average	Average Attainment 8 score

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Footnotes

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not match with state-funded figures in the national tables.
2. Selective areas include local authorities where more than 25% of state-funded secondary places are in selective schools. These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral.
3. Sub totals for EAL and SEN breakdowns may not sum to the grand total due to a small number of pupils with missing information.
4. Unclassified includes pupils for whom the information was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
5. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25  as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
7. EBacc science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
8. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
9. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
10. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
11. Changes were made to the methodology for calculating performance data due to the commitment not to use qualification results awarded between January 2020 and August 2021 in future measures. GCSE exams returned in 2022 and grades were awarded at a midpoint between 2021 and pre-pandemic grading. In 2023, there was a return to pre-pandemic grading, with some protections. Comparisons to 2020, 2021, and 2022 should be made with caution.
12. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression was applied where deemed necessary for all data up to 2018/19. For 2019/20, DfE suppression policy changed. For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly) the data for that area has been suppressed. This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded. Data has not being supressed at local authority or national level from 2022 onwards.
13. The young carer indicator identifies, for those children on roll on spring census day, whether they have been identified as a young carer either by the school (including where the pupil self declares) or by parent or guardian. Section 17ZA of the Children Act 1989 says a young carer is a person under 18 who provides or intends to provide care for another person (which isn’t a contract or voluntary work).

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• API data set name: All state-funded pupil characteristics and geography data
• API data set ID: b3e19901-5d2b-b676-bb4c-e60937d74725
• API data set version: 1.0

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