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'KS4 national data' from 'Key stage 4 performance'

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'KS4 national data' for All schools in England between 2018/19 and 2021/22
2018/192019/202020/212021/22
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs59.8%65.9%67.1%64.4%
Total number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs361,666412,750428,846415,920
Total number of pupils entering English and mathematics GCSEs545,159564,639577,257583,590

Footnotes

  1. In 2020 and 2021, all GCSEs in England have been reformed and use the new 9 to 1 grading system (rather than A*-G). Year on year comparisons will be limited until these qualifications are consistently included from 2020 onwards. However, results for 2020 and 2021 are not comparable with earlier years due to the cancellation of exams (due to COVID-19) and the changes to the way GCSE grades were awarded and results for 2022 are not comparable with previous years due to the changes relating to grading assessments.
  2. All schools include state-funded schools, independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision. Since September 2013, general further education colleges and sixth-form colleges have been able to directly enrol 14 to 16 year-olds. 2014/15 was the first year in which colleges have pupils at the end of key stage 4. From 2016 onwards, entries and achievements for these pupils are included in figures as state-funded schools.

Source: Key stage 4 performance, KS4 national data

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