Data set from Multiplication tables check attainment

Multiplication tables check attainment by pupil characteristics

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Published 24 November 2022

Last updated 24 November 2022

This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the multiplication tables check assessment in England, broken down by pupil characteristics. Data in this file is broken down by the following pupil characteristics: gender, disadvantage, free school meal eligibility, special educational needs provision, ethnicity, first language and month of birth. 

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Multiplication tables check attainment
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Mean average score
  • Number of schools
  • Number of pupils eligible for the check
• Filters:
  • Characteristics of each group
  • Gender
• 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	characteristic_group	characteristic	school_type	gender	no_schools	t_mtc_eligible_pupils	t_mtc_pupils_completed_check	t_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check	t_mtc_scored_25	t_mtc_scored_24	t_mtc_scored_23	t_mtc_scored_22	t_mtc_scored_21	t_mtc_scored_20	t_mtc_scored_19	t_mtc_scored_18	t_mtc_scored_17	t_mtc_scored_16	t_mtc_scored_15	t_mtc_scored_14	t_mtc_scored_13	t_mtc_scored_12	t_mtc_scored_11	t_mtc_scored_10	t_mtc_scored_9	t_mtc_scored_8	t_mtc_scored_7	t_mtc_scored_6	t_mtc_scored_5	t_mtc_scored_4	t_mtc_scored_3	t_mtc_scored_2	t_mtc_scored_1	t_mtc_scored_0	t_mtc_absent	t_mtc_unable_to_participate	t_mtc_working_below	t_mtc_just_arrived	t_mtc_missing_reason	t_mtc_sum_scores	mtc_average_score	pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_completed_check	pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check	pt_mtc_scored_25	pt_mtc_scored_24	pt_mtc_scored_23	pt_mtc_scored_22	pt_mtc_scored_21	pt_mtc_scored_20	pt_mtc_scored_19	pt_mtc_scored_18	pt_mtc_scored_17	pt_mtc_scored_16	pt_mtc_scored_15	pt_mtc_scored_14	pt_mtc_scored_13	pt_mtc_scored_12	pt_mtc_scored_11	pt_mtc_scored_10	pt_mtc_scored_9	pt_mtc_scored_8	pt_mtc_scored_7	pt_mtc_scored_6	pt_mtc_scored_5	pt_mtc_scored_4	pt_mtc_scored_3	pt_mtc_scored_2	pt_mtc_scored_1	pt_mtc_scored_0	pt_mtc_absent	pt_mtc_unable_to_participate	pt_mtc_working_below	pt_mtc_just_arrived	pt_mtc_missing_reason
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Boys	16330	333626	316933	16693	93497	39810	24810	18504	15514	13635	12300	11288	10491	9728	9210	8617	7840	7166	6490	5635	4762	4176	3231	2376	1730	1453	1189	874	977	1630	1965	1888	10716	249	1875	6348289	20	95	5	28	12	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	1
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Girls	16202	318633	308755	9878	79502	36804	23540	18318	15328	13820	12615	11973	11381	10714	10239	9887	9239	8348	7426	6537	5503	4686	3477	2429	1625	1267	1028	776	915	1378	1746	896	5911	259	1066	6037664	19.6	97	3	25	12	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils	Total	State-funded schools	Total	16371	652259	625688	26571	172999	76614	48350	36822	30842	27455	24915	23261	21872	20442	19449	18504	17079	15514	13916	12172	10265	8862	6708	4805	3355	2720	2217	1650	1892	3008	3711	2784	16627	508	2941	12385953	19.8	96	4	27	12	7	6	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Boys	14730	95467	87276	8191	18803	8836	5819	4528	4182	3820	3494	3422	3300	3207	3027	3067	2928	2708	2640	2349	2115	1929	1550	1162	913	782	649	510	584	952	886	846	5528	37	894	1590174	18.2	91	9	20	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	0	1
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Disadvantage status	Disadvantaged	State-funded schools	Girls	14474	90774	85986	4788	15519	7644	5187	4368	3811	3695	3499	3463	3521	3515	3456	3506	3459	3367	3157	2893	2498	2196	1794	1343	877	751	605	454	545	863	753	383	3127	41	484	1506946	17.5	95	5	17	8	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	1

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 72 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristics of each group
gender	Gender
mtc_average_score	Mean average score
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_mtc_absent	Percentage of pupils absent

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Footnotes

1. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
2. Average scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
3. Includes all pupils who participated in the multiplication tables check, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered, those unable to participate even when using access arrangements and those working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
4. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
5. Includes pupils from all state-funded schools.
6. Disadvantaged pupils are defined as: those who were registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, children looked after by a local authority or have left local authority care in England and Wales through adoption, a special guardianship order, a residence order or a child arrangements order.
7. SEN unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.
8. Average scores exclude pupils who did not take the check.

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