Data set from Early years foundation stage profile results

APS - Good level of development and early learning goals - 2013 - 2019

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Published 5 February 2021

Last updated 5 February 2021

Attainment in headline measures and the Communication & Language and Literacy measure.

APS = Average Point Score, GLD = Good Level of Development, ELG = Early Learning Goals, Exp = Expected Level. 

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Early years foundation stage profile results
• Release: Academic year 2018/19
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Average point score: total point score divided by number of children
  • Number of children achieving a good level of development
  • Number of children achieving at least expected level across all early learning goals
• Filters:
  • Gender of child: total (girls and boys); girls; boys
• Time period: 2012/13 to 2018/19

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	gender	number_of_children	point_score	average_point_score	elg_number	elg_percent	gld_number	gld_percent	comm_lang_lit_number	comm_lang_lit_percent
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Total	638995	22090148	34.6	451563	70.7	458847	71.8	463869	72.6
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Girls	311553	11138225	35.8	241846	77.6	244297	78.4	246479	79.1
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Boys	327442	10951923	33.4	209717	64	214550	65.5	217390	66.4
201819	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Total	29024	1016018	35	20582	70.9	20843	71.8	21036	72.5
201819	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Girls	14053	510673	36.3	10925	77.7	11003	78.3	11086	78.9

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 10 variables

Variable name	Variable description
average_point_score	Average point score: total point score divided by number of children
comm_lang_lit_number	Number of children achieving at least expected level in Communication & Language and Literacy areas of learning
comm_lang_lit_percent	Percentage of children achieving at least expected level in Communication & Language and Literacy areas of learning
elg_number	Number of children achieving at least expected level across all early learning goals
elg_percent	Percentage of children achieving at least expected level across all early learning goals

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Footnotes

1. Children achieving at least the expected level in the ELGs within the three prime areas of learning (personal, social and emotional development; physical development; communication and language) as well as within literacy and mathematics is classed as achieving a 'good level of development'.
2. The Communication & Language and Literacy figures in this table are based on data for all children with a valid result for every ELG and may not match those in the additional table published in July 2018 as part of the 2017 statistical release. The figures in the additional table are based on data matched to the national pupil database (NPD) and exclude shielded children and duplicate records.
3. Achieved at least the expected level in Communication & Language and Literacy are those children who achieved ‘expected’ or ‘exceeded’ in the following early learning goals (ELGs): listening and attention, understanding, speaking, reading and writing.
4. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place.
5. Before using this table please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats about the data that may not be included in these footnotes.
6. Achieved at least the expected level across all ELGs means a child achieved ‘expected’ or ‘exceeded’ in all 17 ELGs.
7. Average total point score across all the early learning goals (ELGs). This is a supporting measure taking into account performance across all 17 ELGs, 1 point for emerging, 2 for expected and 3 for exceeding. The sum is then taken for all pupils with that characteristic and the mean given.

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