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National level headline performance measures in state-funded schools broken down by pupil and school characteristics since 2018/19.
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Key stage 4 performance
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 10,292
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Average Attainment 8 score
- Average EBacc APS score
- Average Progress 8 score
- Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
- Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
- Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
- Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in the EBacc
- Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in the EBacc
- Percentage of pupils entering the EBacc
- Number of pupils at the end of KS4
- Number of schools
- Sum of Attainment 8 scores
- Sum of EBacc APS scores
- Sum of Progress 8 scores
- Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
- Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
- Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
- Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
- Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in the EBacc
- Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in the EBacc
- Number of pupils entering the EBacc
- Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
- Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
- Filters
- Sex
- Major ethnic group
- Minor ethnic group
- Disadvantaged status
- Free school meals status
- First language
- Special educational needs - status
- Special educational needs - provision
- Special educational needs - primary need
- School admissions policy
- School religious character
- School type
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2023/24
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | establishment_type_group | breakdown | sex | ethnicity_major | ethnicity_minor | free_school_meals | sen_provision | sen_status | sen_primary_need | disadvantage | first_language | admission_type | religious_denomination | t_schools | t_pupils | t_att8 | avg_att8 | t_entbasics | pt_entbasics | t_l2basics_95 | pt_l2basics_95 | t_l2basics_94 | pt_l2basics_94 | t_ebacc_e_ptq_ee | pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee | t_ebacc_95 | pt_ebacc_95 | t_ebacc_94 | pt_ebacc_94 | t_ebaccaps | avg_ebaccaps | t_inp8calc | t_p8score | avg_p8score | p8score_ci_low | p8score_ci_upp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Academies and free schools | Ethnicity major | Boys | Asian | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2082 | 31488 | 1644469.07 | 52.2 | 31080 | 98.7 | 18527 | 58.8 | 23544 | 74.8 | 16261 | 51.6 | 7588 | 24.1 | 10052 | 31.9 | 149920.9 | 4.76 | 26980 | 11989.692 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.46 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Academies and free schools | Ethnicity major | Boys | Black | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1841 | 15425 | 688779.38 | 44.7 | 15190 | 98.5 | 6722 | 43.6 | 9915 | 64.3 | 6646 | 43.1 | 1970 | 12.8 | 3138 | 20.3 | 61403.29 | 3.98 | 12486 | 1855.432 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Academies and free schools | Ethnicity major | Boys | Mixed | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2342 | 15490 | 710128.79 | 45.8 | 15101 | 97.5 | 7193 | 46.4 | 10047 | 64.9 | 6485 | 41.9 | 2770 | 17.9 | 3883 | 25.1 | 63925.34 | 4.13 | 14175 | -1194.998 | -0.08 | -0.11 | -0.06 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Academies and free schools | Ethnicity major | Boys | Other | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1491 | 5813 | 261269.63 | 44.9 | 5556 | 95.6 | 2672 | 46 | 3643 | 62.7 | 2874 | 49.4 | 1167 | 20.1 | 1653 | 28.4 | 24266.27 | 4.17 | 4284 | 2001.66 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.51 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Revised | Academies and free schools | Free school meals | Boys | Total | Total | FSM | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2500 | 58835 | 2016959 | 34.3 | 56145 | 95.4 | 15064 | 25.6 | 25459 | 43.3 | 15948 | 27.1 | 3861 | 6.6 | 6372 | 10.8 | 176478.01 | 3 | 54747 | -34289.262 | -0.63 | -0.64 | -0.61 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| admission_type | School admissions policy |
| avg_att8 | Average Attainment 8 score |
| avg_ebaccaps | Average EBacc APS score |
| avg_p8score | Average Progress 8 score |
| disadvantage | Disadvantaged status |
| establishment_type_group | School type |
| ethnicity_major | Major ethnic group |
| ethnicity_minor | Minor ethnic group |
| first_language | First language |
| free_school_meals | Free school meals status |
| p8score_ci_low | Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval |
| p8score_ci_upp | Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval |
| pt_ebacc_94 | Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in the EBacc |
| pt_ebacc_95 | Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in the EBacc |
| pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee | Percentage of pupils entering the EBacc |
| pt_entbasics | Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs |
| pt_l2basics_94 | Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs |
| pt_l2basics_95 | Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs |
| religious_denomination | School religious character |
| sen_primary_need | Special educational needs - primary need |
| sen_provision | Special educational needs - provision |
| sen_status | Special educational needs - status |
| sex | Sex |
| t_att8 | Sum of Attainment 8 scores |
| t_ebacc_94 | Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in the EBacc |
| t_ebacc_95 | Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in the EBacc |
| t_ebacc_e_ptq_ee | Number of pupils entering the EBacc |
| t_ebaccaps | Sum of EBacc APS scores |
| t_entbasics | Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs |
| t_inp8calc | Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure |
| t_l2basics_94 | Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs |
| t_l2basics_95 | Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs |
| t_p8score | Sum of Progress 8 scores |
| t_pupils | Number of pupils at the end of KS4 |
| t_schools | Number of schools |
Footnotes
- Establishment types included in the establishment type groupings can be found in the glossary: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary
- Pupils at university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools and further education colleges with key stage 4 provision typically attend that school for only 2 years, compared to 5 years for pupils in most secondary schools. These establishments also offer specialist curriculum. As a result, the Progress 8 data for these schools is not directly comparable with the Progress 8 data for other schools. The government’s position is that it is not appropriate to expect the same rates of EBacc entry from these types of provision and that each school should decide on a case by case basis whether its specialist curriculum is compatible with the full EBacc. This should be borne in mind when reviewing the performance data for these types of provisions.
- Further education colleges with key stage 4 provision do not complete the school census. Therefore, their pupils are not included in the majority of characteristics breakdowns. Since 2015/16, their pupils have been included in free school meals and disadvantaged breakdowns.
- Selective areas include local authorities where more than 25% of state-funded secondary places are in selective schools. These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral.
- Sub totals for EAL and SEN breakdowns may not sum to the grand total due to a small number of pupils with missing information.
- Unclassified includes pupils for whom the information was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
- Progress 8 was not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
- Changes were made to the methodology for calculating performance data due to the commitment not to use qualification results awarded between January 2020 and August 2021 in future measures. GCSE exams returned in 2022 and grades were awarded at a midpoint between 2021 and pre-pandemic grading. In 2023, there was a return to pre-pandemic grading, with some protections. Comparisons to 2020, 2021, and 2022 should be made with caution.
- In 2017, new reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continued to be graded using the A* to G system. From 2020 onwards all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.
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