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Academic year 2025/26

Key stage 2 attainment: National headlines

Accredited official statistics on the headline statistics on attainment in key stage 2 national curriculum assessments in England.

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  • Key stage 2 national headlines 2016 to 2026

    National

    This file contains national level data on the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard and achieving the higher standard ("greater depth" in writing teacher assessment) in key stage 2 assessments in England.

    Number of rows
    11
    Indicators
    • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
    • Average scaled score in maths
    • Average scaled score in reading
    Time period
    2015/16 to 2025/26
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  • Combinations of attainment at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 2019 to 2026

    National

    This file contains data to show the combinations of meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths for all pupils.

    Number of rows
    6
    Indicators
    • Assessed and meeting expected standard in 0 subjects: Number of pupils not meeting the expected standard in all 3 subjects
    • Assessed and meeting expected standard in 0 subjects: Percentage of pupils not meeting the expected standard in all 3 subjects
    • Assessed and meeting expected standard in 1 subject: Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths but not in reading and writing
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2025/26
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Description

This file contains key stage 2 national level data on the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard and achieving the higher standard ("greater depth" in writing teacher assessment) in: 

  • reading, writing and maths
  • reading test
  • maths test 
  • grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) test 
  • writing teacher assessment
  • science teacher assessment.

It also includes national average scaled scores for reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS).

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

This publication provides information on assessment outcomes at the end of key stage 2 for all schools. 

File formats and conventions

This dataset has been rounded to 0 decimal places. 

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