Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by region, local authority, school type and pupil characteristics

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This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by region, local authority and school type.

Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
Key stage 2 attainment
Release type
Number of rows
807,312
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Average progress score
  • Average scaled score
  • Lower confidence interval
Filters
  • Disadvantage status
  • Establishment type
  • Sex
Time period
2018/19 to 2025/26

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameversionestablishment_type_groupsubjectsexdisadvantage_statussen_provisionestablishment_counteligible_pupil_countexpected_standard_pupil_counthigher_standard_pupil_countnot_meeting_pupil_countworking_below_pupil_countabsent_pupil_countunable_to_access_arrived_pupil_countscaled_scores_eligible_pupil_countscaled_scores_totalprogress_measure_eligible_pupil_countprogress_measure_total_scoreworking_towards_pupil_countpre_ks_std_6_pupil_countpre_ks_std_5_pupil_countpre_ks_std_4_pupil_countpre_ks_std_3_pupil_countpre_ks_std_2_pupil_countpre_ks_std_1_pupil_countengagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_countdisapplied_pupil_countexpected_standard_pupil_percenthigher_standard_pupil_percentnot_meeting_pupil_percentworking_below_pupil_percentabsent_pupil_percentunable_to_access_arrived_pupil_percentaverage_scaled_scoreprogress_measure_scoreprogress_measure_upper_conf_intervalprogress_measure_lower_conf_intervalworking_towards_pupil_percentpre_ks_std_6_pupil_percentpre_ks_std_5_pupil_percentpre_ks_std_4_pupil_percentpre_ks_std_3_pupil_percentpre_ks_std_2_pupil_percentpre_ks_std_1_pupil_percentengagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_percentdisapplied_pupil_percent
201819Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000008South EastFinalAll state fundedReading, writing and mathsTotalTotalTotal22821010706706011290zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz6611zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
201819Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000008South EastFinalAll state fundedReadingTotalTotalTotal22821010907623030110219102570230130979901028852096240-1330zzzzzzzzz753022300105-0.0138374220.025167766-0.05284261zzzzzzzzz
201819Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000008South EastFinalAll state fundedGrammar, punctuation and spellingTotalTotalTotal228210108078810356901936025002601209814010424450zzzzzzzzzzz783519200106zzzzzzzzzzzz
201819Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000008South EastFinalAll state fundedMathsTotalTotalTotal22821010907994027610182502460290130981301031495096190-41580zzzzzzzzz792718200105-0.432266931-0.398204894-0.466328969zzzzzzzzz
201819Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000008South EastFinalAll state fundedWritingTotalTotalTotal22821010708051020680zz100zzz96840-34720163701630980380270240230290z8020zz0zz-0.358549525-0.322685151-0.394413898162100000z

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 45 variables
Variable nameVariable description
absent_pupil_countNumber of pupils absent
absent_pupil_percentPercentage of pupils absent
average_scaled_scoreAverage scaled score
disadvantage_statusDisadvantage status
disapplied_pupil_countNumber of pupils disapplied

Footnotes

  1. Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Figures for 2026 are based on provisional data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
  3. 'All state funded' includes local authority maintained schools, academy sponsor led, academy converter, free schools and state funded special schools (excluding hospital schools).
  4. Regional figures are rounded in the historical data before 2022.

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