Academic year 2021/22

Key stage 2 attainment

Key stage 2 attainment statistics by pupil characteristics, school characteristics, region and local authority.

Release type
Published
Last updated
4 updatesfor Academic year 2021/22
UK statistics authority quality mark

Get help by contacting us

If you have a specific enquiry about Key stage 2 attainment statistics and data:

Primary Attainment Statistics

Email: Primary.Attainment@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Lilian Williams

Press office

If you have a media enquiry:

Telephone: 020 7783 8300

Public enquiries

If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:

Phone: 0370 000 2288

Opening times

Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)


Accredited official statistics

These accredited official statistics have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (opens in new tab) (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab). Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (opens in new tab).

Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority's Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) which broadly means these statistics are:

  • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website (opens in new tab).


Pre-release access list

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System
  • Minister of State (Minister for Schools)
  • Special Adviser on General Education
  • Special Adviser on Communications
  • Director General for Strategy Group 
  • Deputy Director, Review and Insights Disadvantage Division
  • Grade 6, Head of Unit for Insights Disadvantage and Recovery 
  • Grade 7, Team Leader for Insights and Evidence 
  • Director of School Strategy and System Reform 
  • Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State
  • Deputy Director, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • Grade 6, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • Grade 7, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • SEO, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • Grade 6, Infrastructure and Funding Analysis Division
  • SEO, Pre-16 Maths Curriculum Policy Team Leader
  • Grade 6, Curriculum (English) 
  • Higher Executive Officer, Curriculum (English) 
  • Grade 7, Regional Analysis 
  • Senior Executive Officer, Central Analysis Unit
  • Executive Officer, Central Analysis Unit
  • Higher Executive Officer, Private Secretary 
  • Executive Officer, Private Secretary 
  • Senior Executive Officer, Regional Analysis 
  • Higher Executive Officer, Regional Analysis 
  • Senior Executive Officer, Social Media Officer
  • Higher Executive Officer, Social Media Officer
  • Senior Executive Officer, Senior Media Officer
  • Higher Executive Officer, Media Officer 
  • Chief Executive Officer, Standards & Testing Agency
  • Deputy Director, Assessment Operations and Services, Standards & Testing Agency
  • Deputy Director, Assessment Research and Development, Standards & Testing Agency
  • Director of Policy and Strategic Relationships, The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
  • Grade 7, GQ Directorate, The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
  • Senior Analytical Officer, Regional Data Analysis Team, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) 
  • Higher Analytical Officer, Regional Data Analysis Team, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)