Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Attainment and other performance measures - region and student characteristics

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Published 28 November 2024

Last updated 28 November 2024

Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by region or local authority and student characteristics. Student characteristics include sex, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, 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: Local authority, Regional
Indicators: Number of students at end of 16-18 study
Number of A level students
APS per A level entry
Filters: Characteristic
Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	establishment_type	establishment_type_group	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
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	E12000008	South East	850	E10000014	Hampshire	Sex	Female	All state-funded schools and colleges	State-funded institutions	8343	5013	4272	4317	1021	440	40.1021	B	40.211	B	34.5724	Dist	31.3805	Dist-	88.41	87.079	86.217	3520	38.0417	B-	18.097	30.199	3520	17.415	2247	19.582	2650	38.83	1112	7.374	96	5.7932	L2Merit-
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	E12000006	East of England	919	E10000015	Hertfordshire	Sex	Female	All state-funded schools and colleges	State-funded institutions	6977	4187	3786	3888	913	161	41.3244	B	41.4159	B	32.8781	Dist-	31.4251	Dist-	94.913	90.755	90.303	3146	41.3297	B	25.079	38.175	3146	25.238	1449	11.111	2189	41.8	892	4.26	44	5.4397	L2Pass+
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	E12000008	South East	886	E10000016	Kent	Sex	Female	All state-funded schools and colleges	State-funded institutions	8119	4979	3786	4279	1526	334	40.0055	B	40.5622	B	32.1832	Dist-	30.5716	Dist-	91.123	85.948	84.786	2786	40.2907	B	23.546	35.427	2786	24.192	1525	21.902	2629	58.045	1279	8.444	116	5.9336	L2Merit
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	E12000002	North West	888	E10000017	Lancashire	Sex	Female	All state-funded schools and colleges	State-funded institutions	5728	3010	2438	2486	441	339	40.2968	B	40.2813	B	31.0204	Dist-	29.5416	Merit+	84.419	90.279	88.656	2150	39.2295	B	20.884	32.558	2150	19.674	1603	21.148	1619	27.239	769	7.542	88	6	L2Merit
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	E12000004	East Midlands	855	E10000018	Leicestershire	Sex	Female	All state-funded schools and colleges	State-funded institutions	2672	1720	1387	1400	378	271	39.1284	B	39.0157	B	34.2505	Dist	31.4832	Dist-	89.302	91.492	90.643	1096	39.5468	B	19.161	29.836	1096	18.066	588	46.088	695	54.388	336	6.548	22	5.4578	L2Pass+

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 34 variables
Variable name	Variable description
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

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.
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.
EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
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 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).
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.
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.
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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