Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Attainment and other performance measures - institution type and gender

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Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by institution type and student gender.

Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release
Academic year 2022/23
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of students at end of 16-18 study
  • Number of institutions
  • % achieving ≥ 2 A levels
Filters
  • Gender
  • Institution
Time period
2018/19 to 2022/23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameversioncharacteristic_genderschool_type_groupschool_typeinstitution_countnumber_of_students_potentialnumber_of_students_level3number_of_students_alevnumber_of_students_acadnumber_of_students_agennumber_of_students_tlevaps_per_entry_alevaps_per_entry_grade_alevaps_per_entry_acadaps_per_entry_grade_acadaps_per_entry_agenaps_per_entry_grade_agenaps_per_entry_tlevaps_per_entry_grade_tlevpc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3pc_achieving_atleast_two_alevpc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acadentered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_appliedaps_per_entry_best3aps_per_entry_grade_best3pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alevpc_achieving_aab_or_better_aleventered_for_one_or_more_alevpc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_aleventered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generalspc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levelsentered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levelspc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generalsnumber_of_students_highest_entry_was_l2pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificatenumber_of_students_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate
201819Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedFemaleFE sector collegesAll FE sector colleges32816747553766370943768511758868732.5294C+32.6865C+28.7576Merit+27.286Merit+73.51577.04876.1842897531.1416C7.55814.764289668.7695593315.5315804020.384389776.35827135.8178L2Merit-
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalFemaleFE sector collegesAll FE sector colleges303171563548043430335021144691047437.5194B-37.5822B-30.0525Dist-28.4201Merit+74.25981.97880.682752735.6305B-14.42224.3432752712.9585452319.215697025.5734052810.39847895.7636L2Merit-
202021Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFinalFemaleFE sector collegesAll FE sector colleges28312283951350321333273416651835639.5956B39.656B32.0677Dist-30.7899Dist-84.0986.8785.6112567937.9758B-18.9330.6712567915.7134101620.3734774635.0731543510.33416625.8228L2Merit-
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedFemaleFE sector collegesAll FE sector colleges266154539607633244232877273661040337.0018B-37.0856B-31.7959Dist-29.4456Merit+93.37186.02485.1482307036.7645B-15.89926.6582307012.8133341531.1334953355.25655969.4895455.9399L2Merit
202223Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedFemaleFE sector collegesAll FE sector colleges26715222060858340013454327847976833.0556C+33.1815C+29.2612Merit+27.2314Merit+87.3383.9882.9312335733.118C+9.5917.811233579.1283607227.0795313352.655140208.19512665.6831L2Merit-

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 36 variables
Variable nameVariable description
aps_per_entry_acadAPS per academic entry
aps_per_entry_agenAPS per applied general entry
aps_per_entry_alevAPS per A level entry
aps_per_entry_best3APS per 'Best 3' entries
aps_per_entry_grade_acadAverage academic result

Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, applied single A level, applied double A level or combined A/AS level during 16-18 study, excluding critical thinking and general studies. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications.
  3. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were entered for at least one A level, excluding critical thinking and general studies. Excludes those students who have entered only applied A levels or applied AS levels. This measure only includes A level students who have entered less than a total of size 1 in other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
  4. A level facilitating subjects are: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, geography, history, English literature, modern and classical languages.
  5. A maximum of 60 points are available for A level, 50 points for applied general and tech level and 8 points for technical certificates. More information on points, APS bands and grade boundaries can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-accountability-headline-measures-technical-guide" target="_blank">technical guide for 16 to 18 accountability measures</a>. 
  6. Totals may be less than the sum of separate institution types as students who attend multiple institutions during 16 to 18 study are only included once in aggregations of those institutions. 
  7. 'All state-funded schools' includes city technology colleges (CTCs) and state-funded special schools. Figures for these institution types are not shown separately in the table. Excludes pupil referral units (PRUs), alternative provision (AP), hospital schools, non-maintained special schools, independent schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved to take pupils with special educational needs (SEN). These institution types are included in 'All schools'.
  8. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21  such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particular within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results">methodology document</a>.

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