Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Attainment by region and local authority

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

Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
Key stage 2 attainment
Release
Academic year 2025/26 Provisional
Release type
Number of rows
44,154
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Average progress score
  • Average scaled score
  • Lower confidence interval
Filters
  • Subjects
  • Young carer
  • sex
Time period
2015/16 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_nameversionpriority_area_flageducation_investment_area_flagestablishment_type_groupsubjectsexyoung_carerestablishment_counteligible_pupil_countexpected_standard_pupil_counthigher_standard_pupil_countnot_meeting_pupil_countworking_below_pupil_countabsent_pupil_countunable_to_access_arrived_pupil_countunable_to_access_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_countgrowing_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_countearly_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_countfoundations_of_expected_std_pupil_countengagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_countbelow_interim_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_percentunable_to_access_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_percentgrowing_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_percentearly_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_percentfoundations_of_expected_std_pupil_percentengagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_percentbelow_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_percentdisapplied_pupil_percent
201516Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberFinalNot a priorityNot a priorityAll state fundedReading, writing and mathsTotalTotal172659570296802510zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz504zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
201516Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberFinalNot a priorityNot a priorityAll state fundedReadingTotalTotal172659580366509360208201940120z30570505796850zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz62163530z0102zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
201516Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberFinalNot a priorityNot a priorityAll state fundedGrammar, punctuation and spellingTotalTotal1726595704145011520161101850120z30575505942050zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz70192730z0103zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
201516Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberFinalNot a priorityNot a priorityAll state fundedMathsTotalTotal172659570401508480173801840150z30575205893580zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz67142930z0102zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
201516Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberFinalNot a priorityNot a priorityAll state fundedWritingTotalTotal172659570433008050zz30zzzzzz12010zzzzzz2420880370z450607314zz0zzzzzz20zzzzzz411z10

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 53 variables
Variable nameVariable description
absent_pupil_countNumber of pupils absent
absent_pupil_percentPercentage of pupils absent
average_scaled_scoreAverage scaled score
below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_countNumber of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_percentPercentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA

Footnotes

  1. Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Writing teacher assessment and reading, writing and maths (combined) measures from 2018 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the writing teacher assessment frameworks.
  3. Figures for 2026 are based on provisional data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
  4. Science teacher assessment measures from 2019 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the science teacher assessment frameworks.
  5. Local authority codes may be shown where they have changed since 2016.
  6. 'All state funded' includes local authority maintained schools, academy sponsor led, academy converter, free schools and state funded special schools (excluding hospital schools).
  7. Regional figures are rounded in the historical data before 2022.

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