Academic year 2023/24

Key stage 2 attainment

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

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• Published: 27 February 2025
• Last updated: 24 April 2025

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• Distribution of scaled scores

  Distribution of scaled scores by subject, including number of eligible pupils at the end of Key Stage 2 for each scaled score and cumulative percentage (England, All Schools, 2023/24)

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• National level attainment at the end of key stage 2 by school characteristics

  National level attainment of pupils at the end of key stage 2 by school type, school phase, cohort size, religious character and subject (England, All Schools, 2023/24)

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• National level attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 by subject

  National level attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 by subject (England, All schools, 2015/16 - 2023/24)

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• National level attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 by pupil characteristics

  National level attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 by disadvantage status, ethnicity, first language, month of birth, SEN primary need and SEN status (England, State-funded schools, 2023/24)

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• Attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 by region, local authority, and sex

  Attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 by region, local authority, sex, and subject (England, State-funded schools, 2023/24)

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• National level attainment of pupils at the end of Key Stage 2 - Ethnicity by FSM

  National level attainment of pupils at the end of key stage 2 by Ethnicity by FSM (England, State-funded schools, 2023/24)

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• National level attainment at the end of key stage 2 by pupil characteristics

  National level attainment at the end of Key Stage 2 by disadvantage status, ethnicity, first language, month of birth, SEN primary need and SEN status (England, State-funded schools, 2023/24)

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• Attainment by pupil characteristics

  National

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 4,180
  • Indicators:
    • Grammar, punctuation and spelling average scaled score
    • Maths average scaled score
    • Number of eligible pupils in grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
    • sex
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by school characteristics

  National

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by school characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 494
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by parliamentary constituency

  National, Parliamentary constituency

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

  • Number of rows: 2,176
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by region and local authority

  Local authority, National, Regional

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by region and local authority.

  • Number of rows: 4,434
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2023/24

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• Disadvantage gap index

  National

  This file contains data on the key stage 2 disadvantage gap index in England.

  • Number of rows: 14
  • Indicators:
    • Disadvantage gap index
    • Total number of all other eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2
    • Total number of eligible disadvantaged pupils at the end of key stage 2
  • Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by school type and pupil characteristics

  National

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by school type and pupil characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 56
  • Indicators:
    • Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
    • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
    • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
    • Free school meals eligibility
    • Major ethnic group
  • Time period: 2023/24

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• Distribution of scaled scores

  National

  This file contains data on scaled score distributions for key stage 2 tests in England.

  • Number of rows: 1,497
  • Indicators:
    • Cumulative percentage
    • Total number of eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2
  • Filters:
    • Scaled scores distribution
    • Sex
    • Subject
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by region, local authority and pupil characteristics

  Local authority, National, Regional

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by region, local authority and pupil characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 72,502
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
    • sex
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by school location and pupil characteristics

  Local authority district, National, Regional

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils by school location. This file also contains a flag showing which local authority districts are priority areas. Some LAs that are priority areas are also included.

  • Number of rows: 6,413
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by pupil residency and pupil characteristics

  Local authority district, National, Regional

  This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 assessments in England, broken down by pupil residency and pupil characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 6,373
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2023/24

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• Academies by length of time open

  National

  This file contains data on the attainment of academies, broken down by the length of time they have been open.

  • Number of rows: 157
  • Indicators:
    • Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
    • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)
    • School count
  • Filters:
    • Years open
    • establishment_type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2023/24

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• Combinations of meeting the expected standard by pupil characteristics

  National

  This file contains data to show the combinations of meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths by pupil characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 1,713
  • Indicators:
    • 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: Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths but not in reading and writing
    • Assessed and meeting expected standard in 1 subject: Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading but not in writing and maths
  • Filters:
    • Disadvantage status
    • Establishment type
    • Ethnicity major grouping
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2023/24

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• National schools distribution

  National

  The file contains the national schools distribution

  • Number of rows: 606
  • Indicators:
    • Number of schools
  • Filters:
    • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2023/24

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• Attainment by phonics prior attainment

  National

  This file contains KS2 by phonics prior attainment

  • Number of rows: 36
  • Indicators:
    • Number of eligible pupils in reading
    • Number of eligible pupils in reading average scaled score calculation
    • Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Disadvantage status
    • Final phonics outcome
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24

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• Multi-academy trusts by pupil characteristics

  National

  This file contains data on the attainment of Multi-Academy Trusts broken down by pupil characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 1,331
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Academy type
    • The characteristic of the pupil
    • The performance tables eligibility of the pupils' academy
  • Time period: 2021/22 to 2023/24

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• Multi-academy trusts by trust characteristics

  National

  This file contains data on the attainment of Multi-Academy Trusts broken down by trust characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 538
  • Indicators:
    • Average progress score for maths
    • Average progress score for reading
    • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Filters:
    • Academy type
    • The characteristic of the trust
    • The performance tables eligibility
  • Time period: 2021/22 to 2023/24

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• Key stage 2 institution level 2024 final data - Schools (performance)

  School

  This file contains data on the attainment of primary schools at institution level.

  • Number of rows: 1,048,575
  • Indicators:
    • Average scaled score
    • Percentage of pupils absent from or not able to access the test
    • Percentage of pupils absent or disapplied
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
    • Subjects
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24

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• Key stage 2 institution level 2024 final data - Schools (School information)

  School

  This file contains data on the information of primary schools at institution level.

  • Number of rows: 16,482
  • Indicators:
    • Cohort level key stage 1 average points score
    • Eligible boys on school roll at time of tests
    • Eligible girls on school roll at time of tests
  • Filters:
    • Age range
    • Closed Flag
    • Converter academy: URN
  • Time period: 2023/24

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• Key stage 2 institution level 2024 final data - Local authority (performance)

  Local authority, National

  This file contains data on the attainment of primary schools at local authority and national level.

  • Number of rows: 9,920
  • Indicators:
    • Average scaled score
    • Percentage of pupils absent from or not able to access the test
    • Percentage of pupils absent or disapplied
  • Filters:
    • Characteristics of each group
    • Record type
    • Subjects
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24

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• Key stage 2 institution level 2024 final data - Local authority (LA information)

  Local authority, National

  This file contains data on the information of primary schools at local authority level.

  • Number of rows: 155
  • Indicators:
    • Cohort level key stage 1 average points score
    • Eligible boys on school roll at time of tests
    • Eligible girls on school roll at time of tests
  • Filters:
    • Record type
  • Time period: 2023/24

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• Key stage 2 institution level 2024 - Multi-academy trusts (performance)

  MAT

  This file contains data on the attainment of Multi-Academy Trusts at institution level.

  • Number of rows: 1,947
  • Indicators:
    • Number of pupils
    • Weighted percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in Reading, Writing, and Maths (combined)
  • Filters:
    • Disadvantage group
  • Time period: 2023/24

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• Key stage 2 institution level 2024 - Multi-academy trusts (trust information)

  MAT

  This file contains data on trust information of Multi-Academy Trusts at institution level.

  • Number of rows: 649
  • Indicators:
    • Number of academies in the MAT - eligible for MAT measures
    • Number of academies in the MAT that have been with the MAT for 3 full academic years - eligible for MAT measures
    • Number of academies in the MAT that have been with the MAT for 4 or more full academic years - eligible for MAT measures
  • Filters:
    • Trust's Lead region
  • Time period: 2023/24

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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

These data files contain statistics covering attainment in the following key stage 2 assessments:

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

The publication methodology 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 in state-funded primary schools.  Data is for England only.

File formats and conventions

This dataset has been rounded to 0 decimal places.

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