National school characteristics
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This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the multiplication tables check assessment in England, broken down by school characteristics.
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Multiplication tables check attainment
- API data set ID
- 019a970a-4cf3-762d-9e22-af794d1cb2cb
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- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 255
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Average attainment score
- Number of eligible pupils
- Number of eligible pupils who took the check
- Filters
- Education phase
- School religious character
- Sex
- Time period
- 2021/22 to 2024/25
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | establishment_type_group | education_phase | school_religious_character | sex | establishment_count | eligible_pupil_count | completed_check_pupil_count | not_completed_check_pupil_count | absent_pupil_count | unable_to_participate_pupil_count | working_below_pupil_count | just_arrived_pupil_count | missing_reason_pupil_count | mtc_score_total | mtc_score_average | completed_check_pupil_percent | not_completed_check_pupil_percent | absent_pupil_percent | unable_to_participate_pupil_percent | working_below_pupil_percent | just_arrived_pupil_percent | missing_reason_pupil_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Alternative provision | Total | Total | Boys | 72 | 235 | 127 | 108 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 31 | 1170 | 9.2 | 54 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Alternative provision | Total | Total | Girls | 22 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 7.8 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Alternative provision | Total | Total | Total | 75 | 264 | 143 | 121 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 0 | 32 | 1294 | 9 | 54 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Academies and free schools | Total | Total | Boys | 6090 | 133792 | 129373 | 4419 | 899 | 650 | 2544 | 94 | 232 | 2586457 | 20 | 97 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Academies and free schools | Total | Total | Girls | 6092 | 129332 | 126164 | 3168 | 764 | 341 | 1733 | 86 | 244 | 2461899 | 19.5 | 98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| absent_pupil_count | Number of pupils absent |
| absent_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils absent |
| completed_check_pupil_count | Number of eligible pupils who took the check |
| completed_check_pupil_percent | Percentage of eligible pupils who took the check |
| education_phase | Education phase |
Footnotes
- Average scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
- Average scores exclude pupils who did not take the check.
- Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
- State funded schools and alternative provision includes community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor led academies, special converter academies, special free schools, pupil referral units, academy alternative provision and free school alternative provision.
- State funded schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
- State funded mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies (mainstream), converter academies (mainstream) and free schools (mainstream)
- State funded special schools include community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor led academies, special converter academies and special free schools
- Academies and free schools includes sponsored academies, converter academies and free schools.
- Alternative provision includes pupil referral units, academy alternative provision, community hospital schools, and free school alternative provision
- Local authority maintained schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools
- Pupils absent for the entire check period, unable to participate even when using access arrangements, just arrived in school, working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables and have left the school or appear on the register in error, are excluded from the number of pupils who took the check.
- Religious character, school phase and school type is taken from the GIAS (Get information about schools) website and are given as at 12 September at the start of the academic year, and is the legal designation of each school.
- The school religious characteristic other Christian Faith includes schools of mixed denomination or other Christian beliefs (e.g. Greek Orthodox).
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- National school characteristics
- API data set ID
- 019a970a-4cf3-762d-9e22-af794d1cb2cb
- API data set version
- 1.0
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Email: Primary.ATTAINMENT@education.gov.ukContact name: Phoebe Jones