Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by school 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 school 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: 3,612
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Average progress score
  • Average scaled score
  • Lower confidence interval
• Filters:
  • Education phase
  • School cohort size
  • School religious character
• 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	school_cohort_size	education_phase	school_religious_character	sex	subject	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	State funded mainstream schools	1 to 15 pupils	Total	Total	Total	Reading, writing and maths	2323	23546	12586	1212	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	State funded mainstream schools	1 to 15 pupils	Total	Total	Total	Reading	2323	23580	16664	5302	6303	528	46	z	z	z	23	22869	2367823	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	71	22	27	2	0	z	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	State funded mainstream schools	1 to 15 pupils	Total	Total	Total	Grammar, punctuation and spelling	2323	23579	16682	4414	6299	504	60	z	z	z	19	22980	2373641	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	71	19	27	2	0	z	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	State funded mainstream schools	1 to 15 pupils	Total	Total	Total	Maths	2323	23580	16125	3395	6853	498	68	z	z	z	19	22974	2355436	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	68	14	29	2	0	z	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	State funded mainstream schools	1 to 15 pupils	Total	Total	Total	Writing	2323	23546	16862	3683	z	z	27	z	z	z	z	z	z	5282	z	z	z	z	z	z	830	296	127	z	63	59	72	16	z	z	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	22	z	z	z	z	z	z	4	1	1	z	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 56 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 schools' includes all state-funded schools, alternative provision, and non-maintained special schools with pupils eligible for assessment at key stage 2. Participation by independent schools is voluntary, therefore the ‘All schools’ figures includes results from independent schools that chose to submit data and met the requirements for assessment and moderation.
6. 'All state funded' includes local authority maintained schools, academy sponsor led, academy converter, free schools and state funded special schools (excluding hospital schools).
7. 'State funded mainstream schools' includes local authority maintained mainstream schools, academies and free schools.

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