Data set from Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment

Phonics screening check attainment in year 1 by region and local authority

Latest data

Published 12 October 2023

Last updated 12 October 2023

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 in England, broken down by region and local authority.

---

On this page

Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
  • Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
  • Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1
• Filters:
  • Gender
  • Pupil characteristics
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2022/23

---

Data set preview

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	version	breakdown_topic	breakdown	school_type	gender	no_schools	t_phonics_y1_eligible_pupils	t_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	t_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	t_phonics_y1_absent	t_phonics_y1_disapplied	pt_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	pt_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_phonics_y1_absent	pt_phonics_y1_disapplied
201112	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000007	London				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	1693	93770	56570	34880	350	1970	60	37	0	2
201112	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000008	South East				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	2351	94200	52300	40480	340	1080	56	43	0	1
201112	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	1752	65330	39120	24740	260	1220	60	38	0	2
201112	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	1743	60750	34790	24670	280	1010	57	41	0	2
201112	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	1534	50250	29060	20070	260	860	58	40	1	2

---

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_y1_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1

---

Footnotes

1. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
2. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
3. Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals.
4. SEN unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.
5. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.

---

Using this data

• Download the underlying data as a compressed ZIP file

• View or create your own tables

  View tables that we have built for you, or create your own tables from open data using our table tool

---