Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Student counts and Results - A level by subject and student characteristics (end of 16-18 study)

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Published 30 March 2023

Last updated 30 March 2023

A level student counts by grade achieved, subject and student characteristics.

Student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language, SEN provision, and KS4 prior attainment.

Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams. 

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number at grade A.
  • Number at grade A*.
  • Number at grade B.
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Subject
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	subject_area	subject_name	astar_grade_achieved	a_grade_achieved	b_grade_achieved	c_grade_achieved	d_grade_achieved	e_grade_achieved	u_grade_achieved	q_grade_achieved	total_students	astar_a_grade_achieved	astar_b_grade_achieved	astar_c_grade_achieved	astar_d_grade_achieved	astar_e_grade_achieved	perc_astar_grade_achieved	perc_a_grade_achieved	perc_b_grade_achieved	perc_c_grade_achieved	perc_d_grade_achieved	perc_e_grade_achieved	perc_astar_a_grade_achieved	perc_astar_b_grade_achieved	perc_astar_c_grade_achieved	perc_astar_d_grade_achieved	perc_astar_e_grade_achieved	version
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Gender	Female	Arts	Expressive Arts & Performance Studies	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Gender	Male	Arts	Expressive Arts & Performance Studies	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	First Language	English language	Arts	Expressive Arts & Performance Studies	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	First Language	Other than English language	Arts	Expressive Arts & Performance Studies	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	First Language	Unknown first language	Arts	Expressive Arts & Performance Studies	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 16 variables

Variable name	Variable description
a_grade_achieved	Number at grade A.
astar_grade_achieved	Number at grade A*.
b_grade_achieved	Number at grade B.
c_grade_achieved	Number at grade C.
characteristic_value	Characteristic

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Footnotes

1. Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams.
2. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.
3. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
4. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.

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