Data set from Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment

Phonics screening check attainment by the end of year 2 by pupil characteristics

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Published 6 October 2022

Last updated 6 October 2022

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of schools
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
  • Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
• Filters:
  • Gender
  • Pupil characteristics
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	characteristic_group	characteristic	school_type	gender	no_schools	t_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupils	t_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	t_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	t_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Boys	16202	327651	292333	29741	493	5083	89	9	0	2
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Girls	16084	312648	291953	17959	318	2418	93	6	0	1
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	16264	640299	584286	47700	811	7501	91	7	0	1
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Boys	13915	81726	67112	12329	233	2052	82	15	0	3
201516	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Girls	13612	77941	69392	7514	124	911	89	10	0	1

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2

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Footnotes

1. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.

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