Data set from Key stage 2 attainment

Key stage 2 attainment by school type and pupil characteristics

Not the latest data

Published 6 September 2022

Last updated 6 September 2022

This file contains data on the attainment and progress of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by school type and pupil characteristics. 

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 2 attainment
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
• Filters:
  • Characteristics of each group
  • School type
• Time period: 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	t_rwm_eligible_pupils	t_rwm_met_expected_standard	pt_rwm_met_expected_standard
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Ethnic major	Any other ethnic group	LA maintained schools	8751	4868	56
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Ethnic major	Any other ethnic group	Sponsored academies	1883	1016	54
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Ethnic major	Any other ethnic group	Converter academies	3188	1814	57
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Ethnic major	Any other ethnic group	State-funded mainstream schools	14137	7887	56
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Ethnic major	Asian	State-funded mainstream schools	78408	52493	67

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristics of each group
pt_rwm_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
school_type	School type
t_rwm_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
t_rwm_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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Footnotes

1. Figures for 2022 are based on revised data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
2. Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. 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.

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