Attainment and other performance measures - rurality
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Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by rurality.
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- A level and other 16 to 18 results
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Regional
- Indicators
- Number of students at end of 16-18 study
- % achieving ≥ 2 A levels
- APS per A level entry
- Filters
- Rurality
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2022/23
Data set preview
time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | region_name | region_code | rurality | number_of_students_potential | number_of_students_level3 | number_of_students_alev | number_of_students_acad | number_of_students_agen | number_of_students_tlev | aps_per_entry_alev | aps_per_entry_grade_alev | aps_per_entry_acad | aps_per_entry_grade_acad | aps_per_entry_agen | aps_per_entry_grade_agen | aps_per_entry_tlev | aps_per_entry_grade_tlev | pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3 | pc_achieving_atleast_two_alev | pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acad | entered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_applied | aps_per_entry_best3 | aps_per_entry_grade_best3 | pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alev | pc_achieving_aab_or_better_alev | entered_for_one_or_more_alev | pc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_alev | entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generals | pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levels | entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levels | pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generals | number_of_students_highest_entry_was_l2 | pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificate | number_of_students_technicalcertificate | aps_per_entry_technicalcertificate | aps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate |
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201819 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | Revised | North East | E12000001 | Urban - Major conurbation | 16164 | 6155 | 4799 | 4838 | 1596 | 650 | 32.1392 | C+ | 32.1838 | C+ | 28.1663 | Merit+ | 29.9753 | Merit+ | 80.829 | 74.682 | 74.246 | 3372 | 32.7442 | C+ | 8.867 | 16.192 | 3371 | 12.37 | 4304 | 15.102 | 5226 | 32.644 | 3276 | 3.968 | 132 | 5.738 | L2Merit- |
201819 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | Revised | West Midlands | E12000005 | Urban - Major conurbation | 35953 | 16383 | 12754 | 12922 | 4994 | 1310 | 31.0512 | C | 31.1406 | C | 30.0261 | Dist- | 26.7041 | Merit+ | 80.236 | 74.573 | 73.998 | 8796 | 32.3833 | C+ | 9.436 | 16.542 | 8793 | 12.976 | 8183 | 16.009 | 11757 | 42.562 | 6463 | 3.667 | 257 | 5.6173 | L2Merit- |
201819 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | Revised | South East | E12000008 | Urban - Major conurbation | 8842 | 4836 | 4113 | 4554 | 750 | 152 | 33.5212 | C+ | 34.8615 | C+ | 27.1273 | Merit+ | 28.2755 | Merit+ | 84.429 | 81.06 | 80.676 | 3358 | 32.2087 | C+ | 9.053 | 17.451 | 3358 | 12.686 | 2123 | 7.16 | 2663 | 28.164 | 1300 | 4.077 | 60 | 6.0598 | L2Merit |
201819 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | Revised | East of England | E12000006 | Urban - Major conurbation | 6500 | 3277 | 2889 | 2919 | 774 | 96 | 34.0836 | C+ | 34.1076 | C+ | 28.3518 | Merit+ | 27.3596 | Merit+ | 86.482 | 82.381 | 81.569 | 2232 | 34.7461 | C+ | 13.127 | 21.057 | 2232 | 16.935 | 1494 | 6.426 | 2138 | 36.202 | 1015 | 1.773 | 18 | 5.7778 | L2Merit- |
201819 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | Revised | East Midlands | E12000004 | Urban - Major conurbation | 74 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 0 | 29.8361 | C | 29.9678 | C | 32.4515 | Dist- | z | z | 91.176 | 58.696 | 58.696 | 16 | 32.2917 | C+ | 0 | 6.25 | 16 | 6.25 | 0 | z | 49 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | z | z |
Variables in this data set
Variable name | Variable description |
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aps_per_entry_acad | APS per academic entry |
aps_per_entry_agen | APS per applied general entry |
aps_per_entry_alev | APS per A level entry |
aps_per_entry_best3 | APS per 'Best 3' entries |
aps_per_entry_grade_acad | Average academic result |
Footnotes
- 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.
- 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. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
- A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
- 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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-accountability-headline-measures-technical-guide" target="_blank">technical guide for 16 to 18 accountability measures</a>.
- 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, particular within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results">methodology document</a>.
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