Data set from Key stage 4 performance

Key stage 2 to 4 transition matrices GCSE subjects

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Published 27 February 2025

Last updated 27 February 2025

National level number of GCSE entries achieving each grade across subjects in state-funded schools by pupil characteristics, including KS2 scaled score, for pupils at the end of KS4 in 2023/24.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Key stage 4 performance
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Total number of entries
  • Number of grade 1s
  • Number of grade 2s
• Filters:
  • Key stage 2 scaled score group
  • Pupil characteristic
  • Subject
• Time period: 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	establishment_type_group	breakdown_topic	breakdown	ks2_scaled_score_group	subject	qualification_type	num_1	num_2	num_3	num_4	num_5	num_6	num_7	num_8	num_9	num_u	num_x	num_covid_impacted	all_grades	perc_1	perc_2	perc_3	perc_4	perc_5	perc_6	perc_7	perc_8	perc_9	perc_u	perc_x	perc_covid_impacted	num_11	num_21	num_22	num_32	num_33	num_43	num_44	num_54	num_55	num_65	num_66	num_76	num_77	num_87	num_88	num_98	num_99	perc_11	perc_21	perc_22	perc_32	perc_33	perc_43	perc_44	perc_54	perc_55	perc_65	perc_66	perc_76	perc_77	perc_87	perc_88	perc_98	perc_99
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	All state-funded	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	Total	Ancient History	GCSE	23	31	25	26	22	18	19	9	2	28	3	0	206	11.2	15	12.1	12.6	10.7	8.7	9.2	4.4	1	13.6	1.5	0	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	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	All state-funded	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	Less than 80	Ancient History	GCSE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	All state-funded	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	80 - 89.5	Ancient History	GCSE	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	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	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	All state-funded	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	90 - 95.5	Ancient History	GCSE	4	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	18	22.2	22.2	16.7	11.1	0	0	0	0	0	16.7	11.1	0	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	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	All state-funded	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	96 - 99.5	Ancient History	GCSE	5	3	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	26.3	15.8	10.5	10.5	15.8	5.3	0	0	0	15.8	0	0	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	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 62 variables

Variable name	Variable description
all_grades	Total number of entries
breakdown	Pupil characteristic
ks2_scaled_score_group	Key stage 2 scaled score group
num_1	Number of grade 1s
num_11	Number of grade 11s

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