Academic year 2022/23

Key stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment

Data guidance

Published 12 October 2023

Description

These data files contain statistics covering attainment in the following assessments:

• phonics screening check
• key stage 1 reading teacher assessment
• key stage 1 writing teacher assessment
• key stage 1 maths teacher assessment
• key stage 1 science teacher assessment

The publication methodology, linked to at the bottom of the publication, should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality, as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data. 

Coverage

Data is for England only.

File formats and conventions

This dataset has been rounded to 0 decimal places. 

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Phonics screening check attainment in year 1 by pupil characteristics

• Filename: phonics_y1_national_pupil_characteristics_2012_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_y1_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_absent	Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1

Footnotes

1. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
2. Disadvantaged pupils are those known to be eligible for FSM prior to the assessment in year 1 or year 2 (i.e. not including nursery or reception), have been in the care of the local authority for 1 day or more in the last year or have left local authority care in England and Wales through adoption, a special guardianship order, a residence order or a child arrangements order.
3. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
4. SEN unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.
5. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.

Phonics screening check attainment in year 1 and by the end of year 2 by school characteristics

• Filename: phonics_y1_and_by_end_of_y2_national_school_characteristics_2012_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 and by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by school characteristics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	School characteristics
gender	Gender
phonics_by_end_y2_no_schools	Number of schools in year 2 phonics
phonics_y1_no_schools	Number of schools in year 1 phonics
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_y1_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
school_type	Type of school
t_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_y1_absent	Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1

Footnotes

1. Other Christian Faith includes schools of mixed denomination or other Christian beliefs (e.g. Greek Orthodox).
2. Where schools have changed type or phase during the 2022/23 academic year, they are shown here under their type or phase as of 12 September 2022.
3. The number of eligible pupils by the end of year 2 includes pupils with a valid year 2 phonics data and pupils with both valid year 1 phonics (year 2 Autumn term phonics in 2022 - see methodology for further information) and key stage 1 teacher assessment data. This figure will be slightly different to the number of pupils at the end of key stage 1.
4. Mainstream LA maintained schools includes community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools.
5. State-funded special schools includes community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
6. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
7. Alternative Provision includes pupil referral units, academy alternative provision and free school alternative provision.
8. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.
9. State-funded mainstream schools includes mainstream maintained schools, mainstream academies and mainstream free schools. Excludes special schools and alternative provision.
10. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.

Phonics screening check attainment in year 1 by region and local authority

• Filename: phonics_y1_regional_and_local_authority_2012_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 in England, broken down by region and local authority.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_y1_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
pt_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_absent	Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1
t_phonics_y1_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check in year 1

Footnotes

1. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
2. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
3. Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals.
4. SEN unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.
5. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.

Key stage 1 attainment by pupil characteristics

• Filename: ks1_national_pupil_characteristics_2016_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 1 assessments in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_matta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in maths TA
pt_matta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in maths TA
pt_matta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in maths TA
pt_matta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in maths TA
pt_matta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in maths TA
pt_matta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths TA
pt_matta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in maths TA
pt_matta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in maths TA
pt_readta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in reading TA
pt_readta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in reading TA
pt_readta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in reading TA
pt_readta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in reading TA
pt_readta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in reading TA
pt_readta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading TA
pt_readta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in reading TA
pt_readta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in reading TA
pt_scita_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in science TA
pt_scita_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in science TA
pt_scita_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
pt_scita_not_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils who have not met the expected standard in science TA
pt_writta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in writing TA
pt_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in writing TA
pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
t_matta_absent	Number of pupils absent in maths TA
t_matta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in maths TA
t_matta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in maths TA
t_matta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in maths TA
t_matta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in maths TA
t_matta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in maths TA
t_matta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths TA
t_matta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in maths TA
t_matta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in maths TA
t_readta_absent	Number of pupils absent in reading TA
t_readta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in reading TA
t_readta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in reading TA
t_readta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading TA
t_readta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in reading TA
t_readta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in reading TA
t_readta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading TA
t_readta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in reading TA
t_readta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in reading TA
t_scita_absent	Number of pupils absent in science TA
t_scita_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in science TA
t_scita_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in science TA
t_scita_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
t_scita_not_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils who have not met the expected standard in science TA
t_writta_absent	Number of pupils absent in writing TA
t_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in writing TA
t_writta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA

Footnotes

1. Changes made within the 2017/18 writing TA frameworks mean judgements made in 2018 onwards are not directly comparable to those made in previous years.
2. Pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and engaged in subject-specific study. These pupils were assessed using the final pre-key stage 1 standards: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-key-stage-1-standards. The final pre-key stage 1 standards are comprised of pre-key stage standards 1 to 4 (PK1-4). A breakdown of attainment at each pre-key stage standard is available in the underlying data. Assessments made using the final pre-key stage 1 standards in 2019 are not comparable to those made using the interim standards in 2016-2018.
3. Includes all pupils at the end of key stage 1 who received a teacher assessment, those who were disapplied, those who were absent and those with maladministration. Excludes pupils with missing teacher assessment.
4. Changes made within the 2018/19 and 2021/22 reading, maths and science TA frameworks mean judgements made in 2019 and 2022 are not directly comparable to those made in previous years.
5. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
6. Disadvantaged pupils are those known to be eligible for FSM prior to the assessment in year 1 or year 2 (i.e. not including nursery or reception), have been in the care of the local authority for 1 day or more in the last year 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. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.
9. Includes pupils working at the expected standard and pupils working at the higher standard.
10. Pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and not engaged in subject-specific study (BLW). These pupils have special educational needs and have been assessed using P Scales. In 2019, pupils were assessed using P scales 1-4. Pupils who would previously have been assessed as P scales 5-8 are now assessed using the final pre-key stage 1 standards. Therefore, 2019 data for pupils with a teacher assessment outcome of 'BLW' are not comparable to previous years.

Key stage 1 attainment by school characteristics

• Filename: ks1_national_school_characteristics_2016_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 1 assessments in England, broken down by school characteristics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	School characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_matta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in maths TA
pt_matta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in maths TA
pt_matta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in maths TA
pt_matta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in maths TA
pt_matta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in maths TA
pt_matta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths TA
pt_matta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in maths TA
pt_matta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in maths TA
pt_readta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in reading TA
pt_readta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in reading TA
pt_readta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in reading TA
pt_readta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in reading TA
pt_readta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in reading TA
pt_readta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading TA
pt_readta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in reading TA
pt_readta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in reading TA
pt_scita_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in science TA
pt_scita_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in science TA
pt_scita_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
pt_scita_not_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils who have not met the expected standard in science TA
pt_writta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in writing TA
pt_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in writing TA
pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
school_type	Type of school
t_matta_absent	Number of pupils absent in maths TA
t_matta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in maths TA
t_matta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in maths TA
t_matta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in maths TA
t_matta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in maths TA
t_matta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in maths TA
t_matta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths TA
t_matta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in maths TA
t_matta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in maths TA
t_readta_absent	Number of pupils absent in reading TA
t_readta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in reading TA
t_readta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in reading TA
t_readta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading TA
t_readta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in reading TA
t_readta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in reading TA
t_readta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading TA
t_readta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in reading TA
t_readta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in reading TA
t_scita_absent	Number of pupils absent in science TA
t_scita_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in science TA
t_scita_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in science TA
t_scita_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
t_scita_not_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils who have not met the expected standard in science TA
t_writta_absent	Number of pupils absent in writing TA
t_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in writing TA
t_writta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA

Footnotes

1. Changes made within the 2017/18 writing TA frameworks mean judgements made in 2018 onwards are not directly comparable to those made in previous years.
2. Pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and engaged in subject-specific study. These pupils were assessed using the final pre-key stage 1 standards: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-key-stage-1-standards. The final pre-key stage 1 standards are comprised of pre-key stage standards 1 to 4 (PK1-4). A breakdown of attainment at each pre-key stage standard is available in the underlying data. Assessments made using the final pre-key stage 1 standards in 2019 are not comparable to those made using the interim standards in 2016-2018.
3. Other Christian Faith includes schools of mixed denomination or other Christian beliefs (e.g. Greek Orthodox).
4. Includes all pupils at the end of key stage 1 who received a teacher assessment, those who were disapplied, those who were absent and those with maladministration. Excludes pupils with missing teacher assessment.
5. Where schools have changed type or phase during the 2022/23 academic year, they are shown here under their type or phase as of 12 September 2022.
6. Changes made within the 2018/19 and 2021/22 reading, maths and science TA frameworks mean judgements made in 2019 and 2022 are not directly comparable to those made in previous years.
7. Mainstream LA maintained schools includes community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools.
8. State-funded special schools includes community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
9. Alternative Provision includes pupil referral units, academy alternative provision and free school alternative provision.
10. Includes all schools with pupils eligible for assessment at key stage 1. Participation by independent schools is voluntary, therefore the ‘All schools’ figures includes results from independent schools that chose to submit data and met the requirements for assessment and moderation.
11. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.
12. State-funded mainstream schools includes mainstream maintained schools, mainstream academies and mainstream free schools. Excludes special schools and alternative provision.
13. Includes pupils working at the expected standard and pupils working at the higher standard.
14. Pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and not engaged in subject-specific study (BLW). These pupils have special educational needs and have been assessed using P Scales. In 2019, pupils were assessed using P scales 1-4. Pupils who would previously have been assessed as P scales 5-8 are now assessed using the final pre-key stage 1 standards. Therefore, 2019 data for pupils with a teacher assessment outcome of 'BLW' are not comparable to previous years.

Key stage 1 attainment by region and local authority

• Filename: ks1_regional_and_local_authority_2016_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  ; This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 1 assessments in England, broken down by region and local authority.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
pt_matta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in maths TA
pt_matta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in maths TA
pt_matta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in maths TA
pt_matta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in maths TA
pt_matta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in maths TA
pt_matta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths TA
pt_matta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in maths TA
pt_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in maths TA
pt_matta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in maths TA
pt_readta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in reading TA
pt_readta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in reading TA
pt_readta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in reading TA
pt_readta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in reading TA
pt_readta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in reading TA
pt_readta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading TA
pt_readta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in reading TA
pt_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in reading TA
pt_readta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in reading TA
pt_scita_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in science TA
pt_scita_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in science TA
pt_scita_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
pt_scita_not_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils who have not met the expected standard in science TA
pt_writta_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in writing TA
pt_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in writing TA
pt_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
pt_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
pt_writta_met_higher_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
pt_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
pt_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA
t_matta_absent	Number of pupils absent in maths TA
t_matta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in maths TA
t_matta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in maths TA
t_matta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in maths TA
t_matta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in maths TA
t_matta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in maths TA
t_matta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths TA
t_matta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in maths TA
t_matta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in maths TA
t_matta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in maths TA
t_readta_absent	Number of pupils absent in reading TA
t_readta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in reading TA
t_readta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in reading TA
t_readta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading TA
t_readta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in reading TA
t_readta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in reading TA
t_readta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading TA
t_readta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in reading TA
t_readta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in reading TA
t_readta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in reading TA
t_scita_absent	Number of pupils absent in science TA
t_scita_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in science TA
t_scita_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in science TA
t_scita_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
t_scita_not_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils who have not met the expected standard in science TA
t_writta_absent	Number of pupils absent in writing TA
t_writta_below_interim_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in writing TA
t_writta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
t_writta_engagement_model_or_below_pre_key_stage_standards	Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA
t_writta_foundations_of_expected_standard	Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_met_higher_standard	Number of pupils meeting the higher standard in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_1	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_2	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_3	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA
t_writta_pre_key_stage_standard_4	Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA
t_writta_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA

Footnotes

1. Pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and engaged in subject-specific study. These pupils were assessed using the final pre-key stage 1 standards: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pre-key-stage-1-standards. The final pre-key stage 1 standards are comprised of pre-key stage standards 1 to 4 (PK1-4). A breakdown of attainment at each pre-key stage standard is available in the underlying data. Assessments made using the final pre-key stage 1 standards in 2019 are not comparable to those made using the interim standards in 2016-2018.
2. Includes all pupils at the end of key stage 1 who received a teacher assessment, those who were disapplied, those who were absent and those with maladministration. Excludes pupils with missing teacher assessment.
3. Changes made within the 2018/19 and 2021/22 reading, maths and science TA frameworks mean judgements made in 2019 and 2022 are not directly comparable to those made in previous years.
4. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
5. Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals.
6. SEN unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.
7. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.
8. Includes pupils working at the expected standard and pupils working at the higher standard.
9. Pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and not engaged in subject-specific study (BLW). These pupils have special educational needs and have been assessed using P Scales. In 2019, pupils were assessed using P scales 1-4. Pupils who would previously have been assessed as P scales 5-8 are now assessed using the final pre-key stage 1 standards. Therefore, 2019 data for pupils with a teacher assessment outcome of 'BLW' are not comparable to previous years.

Phonics screening check mark distribution

• Filename: phonics_y1_national_marks_distribution_2022_to_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2021/22 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the mark distributions in the phonics screening check.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
average_mean_phonics_mark	Average mean phonics mark
cumulative_percentage	Cumulative percentage of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
gender	Gender
number_of_pupils_achieving	Number of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
phonics_mark	Phonic marks

Footnotes

1. Does not include pupils who were absent or disapplied for the check.
2. The phonic mark can be between 0 and 40. If a pupil’s mark is at or above the threshold mark they are considered to have reached the expected standard. The threshold mark was 32 in 2023.

Phonics screening check attainment by end of year 2 by pupil characteristics

• Filename: phonics_by_end_of_y2_national_pupil_characteristics_2016_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2

Footnotes

1. Includes pupils for whom ethnicity or first language was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
2. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
3. Includes any pupils who are disapplied from the national curriculum or whose performance cannot be established, for example because they recently arrived from a different education system, they had a lengthy period of absence or due to maladministration.

Phonics screening check attainment by the end of year 2 by region and local authority

• Filename: phonics_by_end_of_y2_regional_and_local_authority_2016_to_2023_provisional.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23
• Content:

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by region and local authority.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Pupil characteristics
gender	Gender
no_schools	Number of schools
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Percentage of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Percentage of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
pt_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_absent	Number of pupils absent in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_disapplied	Number of pupils disapplied in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2
t_phonics_by_end_y2_working_towards_expected_standard	Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of year 2

Footnotes

1. The number of eligible pupils by the end of year 2 includes pupils with a valid year 2 phonics data and pupils with both valid year 1 phonics (year 2 Autumn term phonics in 2022 - see methodology for further information) and key stage 1 teacher assessment data. This figure will be slightly different to the number of pupils at the end of key stage 1.
2. Includes all pupils who participated in the phonics screening check, those disapplied, those absent for the entire period of which the check could be administered and those with maladministration. Pupils with missing, or invalid results are not included in the calculations.
3. Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals.
4. The phonic mark can be between 0 and 40. If a pupil’s mark is at or above the threshold mark they are considered to have reached the expected standard. The threshold mark was 32 in 2023.