Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Attainment and other performance measures - student characteristics and disadvantage status

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Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by a combination of disadvantage status and other student characteristics. Other student characteristics include sex, ethnicity, first language, special educational needs (SEN) provision, and KS4 prior attainment.

Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release
Academic year 2023/24
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of students at end of 16-18 study
  • Number of A level students
  • APS per A level entry
Filters
  • Characteristic
  • Characteristic disadvantage
Time period
2019/20 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameversioncharacteristic_typecharacteristic_valuecharacteristic_disadvantagenumber_of_students_potentialnumber_of_students_level3number_of_students_alevnumber_of_students_acadnumber_of_students_agennumber_of_students_tlevaps_per_entry_alevaps_per_entry_grade_alevaps_per_entry_acadaps_per_entry_grade_acadaps_per_entry_agenaps_per_entry_grade_agenaps_per_entry_tlevaps_per_entry_grade_tlevpc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3pc_achieving_atleast_two_alevpc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acadentered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_appliedaps_per_entry_best3aps_per_entry_grade_best3pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alevpc_achieving_aab_or_better_aleventered_for_one_or_more_alevpc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_aleventered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generalspc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levelsentered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levelspc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generalsnumber_of_students_highest_entry_was_l2pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificatenumber_of_students_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalSexFemaleDisadvantaged7073930204214892198010438348335.5497B-35.5542B-31.1053Dist-27.65Merit+81.85779.82278.4351568234.6754C+11.5820.0741568211.8731682720.6992296345.621149988.94815575.6445L2Merit-
202021Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalSexFemaleDisadvantaged5039628391204962093011245260037.4321B-37.4529B-32.2366Dist-29.2053Merit+89.47982.95881.711456436.9422B-15.74426.4631456415.2711181522.0231972457.17950539.1635215.5493L2Merit-
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedSexFemaleDisadvantaged6530032750211132145615419335834.0592C+34.1122C+30.9684Dist-27.8163Merit+94.38882.1281.2781422334.2005C+10.56719.3141422310.68980334.2552152971.63819948.3751725.791L2Merit-
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedSexFemaleDisadvantaged6450131782210722147414990306330.4476C30.5211C28.6892Merit+25.7716Merit89.56380.25879.2031410130.765C6.07812.382141017.4251033129.6492189568.60552868.44795.482L2Pass+
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandProvisionalSexFemaleDisadvantaged63835x2101521388xx30.7519C30.7935Cxxxxx80.89579.937xxxxxxxxxxxxx11885.5258L2Merit-

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 35 variables
Variable nameVariable description
aps_per_entry_acadAPS per academic entry
aps_per_entry_agenAPS per applied general entry
aps_per_entry_alevAPS per A level entry
aps_per_entry_best3APS per 'Best 3' entries
aps_per_entry_grade_acadAverage academic result

Footnotes

  1. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the sex for every student.
  2. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
  3. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
  4. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single A level, applied double A level or combined A/AS level during 16-18 study, excluding critical thinking and general studies. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications.
  5. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, excluding critical thinking and general studies. Excludes those students who have entered only applied A levels or applied AS levels. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications.
  6. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
  7. A maximum of 60 points are available for A level, 50 points for applied general and tech level and 8 points for technical certificates. More information on points, APS bands and grade boundaries can be found in the technical guide for 16 to 18 accountability measures (opens in a new tab).
  8. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21 such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particularly within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.
  9. Quality issues mean data for applied general and tech level qualifications have been redacted with 'x' in this provisional release. Complete data will be published in the revised release.
  10. Late results in revised data are expected to increase the overall number of students recorded as being at the end of 16-18 study.

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