Data set from Key stage 4 performance

KS4 subject year of entry data

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Published 20 October 2022

Last updated 20 October 2022

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 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • The number of pupils
  • The percentage of pupils
• Filters:
  • The school year in which the exam was sat
  • The subject pupils are entered for
• Time period: 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	version	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	school_type	subject	test_year	number_pupils	percentage
202122	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	All schools	Ancient History	Total	1070	z
202122	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	All schools	Ancient History	Final year	1052	98.3
202122	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	All schools	Ancient History	Penultimate year	18	1.7
202122	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	All schools	Art and Design	Total	190641	z
202122	Academic year	Revised	National	E92000001	England	All schools	Art and Design	Final year	186880	98

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables

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

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Footnotes

1. All schools include state-funded schools, independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision. Since September 2013, general further education colleges and sixth-form colleges have been able to directly enrol 14 to 16 year-olds. 2014/15 was the first year in which colleges have pupils at the end of key stage 4. From 2016 onwards, entries and achievements for these pupils are included in figures as state-funded schools.
2. : = When data is unavailable for other reasons
3. From 2017, Core Science, Double Science, Additional and Further Science no longer count in the English Baccalaureate.
4. Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once. In 2021/22, with the return of the exam series, we have reintroduced first entry rules for discounting. Further information can be found in the secondary accountability guidance. For more on the discounting methodology prior to 2020, read the Discounting and Early Entry Guidance.
5. From 2014/15, all subject mappings which are classed as Computer Science count towards the English Baccalaureate. In 2013/14, AS Levels and Cambridge International Certificates in Computer Science did not count towards the English Baccalaureate.
6. From 2017, the new GCSE in Food preparation and nutrition was introduced. This replaces D & T: Food Technology which was previously included in the Design and Technology subject group.
7. z = When an observation is not applicable

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