Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by phonics prior attainment

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Published 27 February 2025

Last updated 27 February 2025

This file contains KS2 by phonics prior attainment

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 2 attainment
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Number of rows: 36
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading average scaled score calculation
  • Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
  • Number of pupils absent in reading
  • Number of pupils absent in writing TA
  • Number of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
  • Number of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
  • Number of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading
  • Number of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
  • Number of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
  • Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
  • Percentage of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading test
  • Percentage of pupils who were absent in reading
  • Percentage of pupils who were absent in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
  • Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
  • Reading average scaled score
  • Sum of reading scaled scores
• Filters:
  • Disadvantage status
  • Final phonics outcome
  • Gender
  • School type
• Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	establishment_type_group	final_phonics_outcome	sex	disadvantage_status	t_read_eligible_pupils	t_read_met_expected_standard	t_read_met_higher_standard	t_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	t_read_working_below_assessment	t_read_absent	t_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	t_read_avg_scaled_score_eligible_pupils	t_read_sum_scaled_scores	t_writta_eligible_pupils	t_writta_met_expected_standard	t_writta_met_higher_standard	t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	t_writta_absent	pt_read_met_expected_standard	pt_read_met_higher_standard	pt_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	pt_read_working_below_assessment	pt_read_absent	pt_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	avg_read_scaled_score	pt_writta_met_expected_standard	pt_writta_met_higher_standard	pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	pt_writta_absent
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Not met at the end of year 1	Total	All pupils	108304	35792	5538	52951	18130	830	596	87212	8528143	107600	27139	667	50071	10663	7002	3675	2452	2052	1826	2295	425	33	5	49	17	1	1	98	25	1	47	10	7	3	2	2	2	2	0
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Not met at the end of year 1	Boys	All pupils	65913	20839	3161	31606	12526	527	412	51337	5011069	65430	13611	254	30687	7178	4789	2717	1805	1482	1290	1562	309	32	5	48	19	1	1	98	21	0	47	11	7	4	3	2	2	2	0
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Not met at the end of year 1	Girls	All pupils	42391	14953	2377	21345	5604	303	184	35875	3517074	42170	13528	413	19384	3485	2213	958	647	570	536	733	116	35	6	50	13	1	0	98	32	1	46	8	5	2	2	1	1	2	0
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Met in year 1	Total	All pupils	519466	430046	181682	85495	1685	1590	645	515152	54895155	518611	429187	85017	81791	4474	1530	421	160	157	43	129	719	83	35	16	0	0	0	107	83	16	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	All Schools	Met in year 1	Boys	All pupils	254645	208249	85162	43921	1198	844	428	251886	26766156	254204	198823	33102	49966	3130	1122	341	131	121	31	92	447	82	33	17	0	0	0	106	78	13	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 43 variables

Variable name	Variable description
avg_read_scaled_score	Reading average scaled score
disadvantage_status	Disadvantage status
establishment_type_group	School type
final_phonics_outcome	Final phonics outcome
pt_read_absent	Percentage of pupils who were absent in reading
pt_read_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
pt_read_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading test
pt_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
pt_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	Percentage of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
pt_read_working_below_assessment	Percentage of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
pt_writta_absent	Percentage of pupils who were absent in writing TA
pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
sex	Gender
t_read_absent	Number of pupils absent in reading
t_read_avg_scaled_score_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading average scaled score calculation
t_read_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading
t_read_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
t_read_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading
t_read_not_achieved_expected_standard	Number of pupils not achieved expected standard in reading
t_read_sum_scaled_scores	Sum of reading scaled scores
t_read_unable_to_access_or_just_arrived	Number of pupils just arrived or unable to access in reading
t_read_working_below_assessment	Number of pupils working below the standard of the reading test
t_writta_absent	Number of pupils absent in writing TA
t_writta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils working at greater depth in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_5	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_6	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA
t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA

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Footnotes

1. 'State-funded schools' includes LA maintained schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools and state-funded special schools (including hospital schools).

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