Phonics screening check attainment by region and local authority
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Phonics screening check attainment
- API data set ID
- b3bd9901-cc50-f670-a18a-9bdb566d37d2
How do I use this ID? - Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,050,397
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of eligible pupils
- Number of pupils meeting the expected standard
- Number of pupils working towards the expected standard
- Filters
- Disadvantage status
- First language status
- Free school meal status
- Time period
- 2011/12 to 2024/25
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | version | establishment_type_group | sex | disadvantage_status | ethnicity_major | ethnicity_minor | first_language | fsm_status | sen_provision | year_group | establishment_count | eligible_pupil_count | expected_standard_pupil_count | working_towards_pupil_count | absent_pupil_count | disapplied_pupil_count | expected_standard_pupil_percent | working_towards_pupil_percent | absent_pupil_percent | disapplied_pupil_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201112 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000037 | Gateshead | Final | All state funded | Boys | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Year 1 | 66 | 985 | 540 | 422 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 43 | 1 | 2 |
| 201112 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000037 | Gateshead | Final | All state funded | Boys | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | By the end of year 2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 201112 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000037 | Gateshead | Final | All state funded | Girls | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Year 1 | 67 | 1018 | 632 | 372 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| 201112 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000037 | Gateshead | Final | All state funded | Girls | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | By the end of year 2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 201112 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000037 | Gateshead | Final | All state funded | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Year 1 | 67 | 2003 | 1172 | 794 | 14 | 23 | 59 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| absent_pupil_count | Number of pupils absent |
| absent_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils absent |
| disadvantage_status | Disadvantage status |
| disapplied_pupil_count | Number of pupils disapplied |
| disapplied_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils disapplied |
Footnotes
- Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
- Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals.
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- Phonics screening check attainment by region and local authority
- API data set ID
- b3bd9901-cc50-f670-a18a-9bdb566d37d2
- API data set version
- 1.0
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