Data set from Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment

Phonics screening check attainment by the end of year 2 by region and local authority

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Published 12 October 2023

Last updated 12 October 2023

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by region and local authority.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
  • Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
  • Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
• Filters:
  • Gender
  • Pupil characteristics
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	version	breakdown_topic	breakdown	school_type	gender	no_schools	t_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupils	t_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	t_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied
201516	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	878	29520	27250	1860	40	370	92	6	0	1
201516	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	1756	70630	64340	5300	80	910	91	8	0	1
201516	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000009	South West				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	1830	59150	54070	4420	80	590	91	7	0	1
201516	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	2463	86900	79010	6850	80	950	91	8	0	1
201516	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000006	East of England				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	1885	71430	65080	5420	110	820	91	8	0	1

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2

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Footnotes

1. The number of eligible pupils by the end of year 2 includes pupils with a valid year 2 phonics data and pupils with both valid year 1 phonics (year 2 Autumn term phonics in 2022 - see methodology for further information) and key stage 1 teacher assessment data. This figure will be slightly different to the number of pupils at the end of key stage 1.
2. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
3. Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals.
4. The phonic mark can be between 0 and 40. If a pupil’s mark is at or above the threshold mark they are considered to have reached the expected standard. The threshold mark was 32 in 2023.

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