Data set from Early years foundation stage profile results

Areas of Learning (2013 - 2019)

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Published 5 February 2021

Last updated 5 February 2021

Attainment in the prime and specific areas of learning.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Early years foundation stage profile results
• Release: Academic year 2018/19
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of children achieving at least expected level across all early learning goals in area of learning
  • Number of children achieving exceeded level across all early learning goals in area of learning
  • Number of children included in EYFSP results
• Filters:
  • Area of learning
  • Gender of child: total (girls and boys); girls; boys
• Time period: 2012/13 to 2018/19

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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	gender	area_of_learning	number_of_children	at_least_expected_number	exceeded_number	at_least_expected_percent	exceeded_percent
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Total	All Prime Areas	638995	506305	.	79.2	.
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Girls	All Prime Areas	311553	266689	.	85.6	.
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Boys	All Prime Areas	327442	239616	.	73.2	.
201819	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Total	All Prime Areas	29024	23086	.	79.5	.
201819	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Girls	All Prime Areas	14053	12070	.	85.9	.

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 7 variables

Variable name	Variable description
area_of_learning	Area of learning - Select area of learning: eg, litracy, all prime areas and others.
at_least_expected_number	Number of children achieving at least expected level across all early learning goals in area of learning
at_least_expected_percent	Percentage of children achieving at least expected level across all early learning goals in area of learning
exceeded_number	Number of children achieving exceeded level across all early learning goals in area of learning
exceeded_percent	Percentage of children achieving exceeded level across all early learning goals in area of learning

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Footnotes

1. Children achieving at least the expected level in the ELGs within the three prime areas of learning (personal, social and emotional development; physical development; communication and language) as well as within literacy and mathematics is classed as achieving a 'good level of development'.
2. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place.
3. Before using this table please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats about the data that may not be included in these footnotes.
4. Achieved at least the expected level across all ELGs means a child achieved ‘expected’ or ‘exceeded’ in all 17 ELGs.

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