KS4 national academies data
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Key stage 4 performance
- Release
- Academic year 2019/20
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
- Average EBacc APS score per pupil
- Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
- Filters
- The number of academic years the school has been open
- The types of school in the data
- Time period
- 2019/20
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | school_characteristic | breakdown | characteristic_years_open | predecessor_flag | t_schools | pupils | t_att8 | avg_att8 | t_entbasics | pt_entbasics | t_l2basics_94 | pt_l2basics_94 | t_l2basics_95 | pt_l2basics_95 | t_ebacc_e_ptq_ee | pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee | t_ebacc_94 | pt_ebacc_94 | t_ebacc_95 | pt_ebacc_95 | t_ebaccaps | avg_ebaccaps | t_entry_1 | pt_entry_1 | t_anypass | pt_anypass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Converter academy | Total | Total | 0 | 1522 | 286543 | 15382097.01 | 53.7 | 284140 | 99.2 | 220501 | 77 | 160684 | 56.1 | 127258 | 44.4 | 100376 | 35 | 73980 | 25.8 | 1359355.85 | 4.74 | 285301 | 99.6 | 285118 | 99.5 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Converter academy | Total | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10796 | 536422.88 | 49.7 | 10540 | 97.6 | 7538 | 69.8 | 5090 | 47.1 | 3819 | 35.4 | 2777 | 25.7 | 1941 | 18 | 46149.74 | 4.27 | 10734 | 99.4 | 10722 | 99.3 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Converter academy | Total | 2 | 0 | 66 | 11415 | 575531.75 | 50.4 | 11319 | 99.2 | 8261 | 72.4 | 5690 | 49.8 | 4087 | 35.8 | 3008 | 26.4 | 2085 | 18.3 | 49695.96 | 4.35 | 11366 | 99.6 | 11353 | 99.5 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Converter academy | Total | 3 | 0 | 75 | 12770 | 632450.15 | 49.5 | 12628 | 98.9 | 8907 | 69.7 | 6081 | 47.6 | 4839 | 37.9 | 3443 | 27 | 2286 | 17.9 | 54895.15 | 4.3 | 12679 | 99.3 | 12666 | 99.2 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Converter academy | Total | 4 | 0 | 56 | 10468 | 533793.9 | 51 | 10369 | 99.1 | 7634 | 72.9 | 5294 | 50.6 | 3828 | 36.6 | 2951 | 28.2 | 2075 | 19.8 | 46213.74 | 4.41 | 10397 | 99.3 | 10383 | 99.2 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| avg_att8 | Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils |
| avg_ebaccaps | Average EBacc APS score per pupil |
| characteristic_years_open | The number of academic years the school has been open |
| pt_anypass | Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent |
| pt_ebacc_94 | Percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 4 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects) |
Footnotes
- From 2013/14 EBacc sciences includes computer science. From 2018 GCSEs in core, additional and further additional science are no longer eligible to count. Sciences includes the double award GCSE in combined science, and single GCSEs in biology, chemistry, physics and computer science.
- Includes all converter academies that were open before 12 September of the academic year.
- c = From 2018 revised data, suppression due to low numbers was not applied unless deemed necessary. Previous years' data remains suppressed. For 2020, where a geographical area contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly) the data for that area has been suppressed. This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using the summer 2020 exam grades awarded.
- In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: 1) Professor Alison Wolf’s Review of Vocational Education recommendations which: restrict the qualifications counted; prevent any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE; and cap the number of non-GCSEs included in performance measures at two per pupil, and 2) an early entry policy to only count a pupil’s first attempt at a qualification, in subjects counted in the English Baccalaureate.
- EBacc average point score (Ebacc APS) was introduced as a headline measure in 2018 and replaced the previous threshold 'EBacc Attainment' measure. EBacc APS measures pupils’ point scores across the five pillars of the EBacc. This ensures the Attainment of all pupils is recognised, not just those at particular grade boundaries, encouraging schools to enter pupils of all abilities, and support them to achieve their full potential. Threshold measures are included for completeness and are reported as a percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4. The two threshold measures are: i) proportion of pupils achieving grade 5/C or above, ii) proportion of pupils achieving a grade 4/C or above respectively.
- Explore education statistics (EES) glossary can be found at https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary
- Reformed GCSEs in English and mathematics were taught from September 2015, with the first examinations taking place in Summer 2017. Reformed GCSEs in other subjects were firstly phased in for teaching from September 2016, continued into 2017 and a very small number in 2018, 2019, and 2020. As they were introduced, only the newly reformed GCSEs counted in secondary school performance measures (and tables when published). From 2020, all GCSEs in England have been reformed and use the new 9 to 1 grading system (rather than A*-G) . Year on year comparisons will be limited until these qualifications are consistently included from 2020 onwards. However, results for 2020 are not comparable with earlier years due to the cancellation of exams (due to COVID-19) and the awarding of GCSE grades via centre assessment grades.
- : = When data is unavailable for other reasons
- Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and mathematics measures are calculated as a percentage of all pupils at the end of key stage 4. Prior to 2015/16, where the English language and English literature option was chosen in English, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in English language. From 2015/16, to meet the English requirement of the A*-C in English and maths Attainment measure, a C in either English language or English literature counted and there was no requirement to take both. From 2017, following the introduction of the reformed 9 to 1 GCSEs in English, a grade 5 or above in either English language or English literature counts and there remains no requirement to take both. The 9-4 measure shows pupils who achieved a grade 4 or above in either English language or English literature and maths and is shown alongside the headline measure for transparency and comparability.
- Some zero percentages may represent small numbers due to rounding.
- Includes academies and LA maintained schools that were open before 12 September of the academic year and had pupils at the end of key stage 4.
- The Secondary accountability measures guidance can be found alongside the KS4 data and metadata files under 'Download associated files'.
- Figures not present in the data means there are no pupils at the end of key stage 4 for this breakdown.
- Local authority (LA) maintained mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools. Schools fully or partially under local authority control that are state-funded, mainly by the Dedicated Schools Grant.
- Includes entries and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
- One academic year is between 12th September of one year to the 11th September the following year.
- z = When an observation is not applicable
- The English Baccalaureate element includes the three highest point scores from any of the English Baccalaureate qualifications in science subjects, computer science, history, geography, and languages.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting school closures, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020. Pupils scheduled to sit GCSE exams in 2020 were awarded either a centre assessment grade submitted by their teachers or their calculated grade using a model developed by Ofqual - whichever was the higher of the two. Due to the changed awarding process for GCSE grades it is recommended that year on year comparisons are not made. For further information: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020
- EBacc entry and Attainment are shown as the percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4. Ebacc thresholds are included for transparency and comparability. Prior to 2015/16, where the English language and English literature option was chosen in EBacc English, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in English language. In 2015/16, to meet the English requirement of the EBacc, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in either English language or English literature. In 2016/17, the definition of 'percentage achieving the English Baccalaureate' has changed to 'the proportion of pupils achieving the Ebacc which included a grade 5 or above in English and mathematics, and grade C or above in unreformed subjects' following the introduction of the reformed 9 to 1 GCSEs in English and mathematics. The 9-4 grade shows pupils who achieved a grade 4 or above in English and mathematics, and a grade C in unreformed subjects. In 2017/18, EBacc APS provides the headline EBacc measure but the 9-5 EBacc threshold is the proportion of pupils achieving the Ebacc which included a grade 5 or above in reformed subjects, and grade C or above in unreformed subjects. Most of the Ebacc subjects were reformed in 2017/18 and so caution should be taken in comparing to 2016/17 with only reformed English and maths. For the 9-4 EBacc threshold is the proportion of pupils achieving the Ebacc which included a grade 4 or above in reformed subjects, and grade C or above in unreformed subjects.
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