Headline measures

Percentage of children at the expected level by area of learning

Percentage of children at the expected level by early learning goal

Percentage of children with a good level of development by various child characteristics

Percentage of children with a good level of development by ethnic group

Percentage of children with a good level of development by IDACI decile

Percentage of children with a good level of development by region

Headline measures by child characteristics (sex, major and minor ethnic group, first language, free school meal eligibility, term of birth, special educational needs (SEN) and SEN primary need).

Breakdowns by local authority district are based on the location of the child’s school or provider.

1 Headline measures by characteristics

Early learning goals and areas of learning by child characteristics (sex, major and minor ethnic group, first language, free school meal eligibility, term of birth, special educational needs (SEN) and SEN primary need).

Breakdowns by local authority district are based on the location of the child’s school or provider.

2 Early learning goals and areas of learning by characteristics

Headline measures by multiple characteristics (sex, major ethnic group, special educational needs (SEN) and free school meal eligibility).

3 Headline measures by multiple characteristics

Headline measures by income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) decile and sex.

Breakdowns by local authority district are based on the location of the child’s residence.

4 Headline measures by deprivation

Underlying data for Figure 1: Percentage of children with a good level of development and at the expected level across all 17 early learning goals, 2012/13 to 2023/24.

Commentary - Figure 1

Underlying data for Figure 2: Difference (percentage point) between 2022/23 and 2023/24 in percentage of children reaching 0 to 17 early learning goals at the expected level. 

Underlying data for Figure 3: Difference (percentage point) between 2022/23 and 2023/24 in percentage of children reaching 0 to 12 early learning goals at the expected level, of those which contribute to having a good level of development.

Commentary - Figure 2 and 3

Underlying data for Figure 4: Percentage of children at the expected level by area of learning, 2021/22 to 2023/24.

Commentary - Figure 4

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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