- Filename
- ks2_national_school_characteristics_2016_to_2025_revised.csv
- Geographic levels
- National
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2024/25
- Content
- This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in key stage 2 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 |
|---|---|
| absent_pupil_count | Number of pupils absent |
| absent_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils absent |
| average_scaled_score | Average scaled score |
| below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_count | Number of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA |
| below_interim_pre_ks_std_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working below the interim pre-key stage standards in writing TA |
| disapplied_pupil_count | Number of pupils disapplied |
| disapplied_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils disapplied |
| early_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_count | Number of pupils with early development of the expected standard in writing TA |
| early_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils with early development of the expected standard in writing TA |
| education_phase | Education phase |
| eligible_pupil_count | Number of eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 |
| engagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_count | Number of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA |
| engagement_model_or_below_pre_ks_std_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working at the engagement model or below pre-key stage standards in writing TA |
| establishment_count | Number of schools |
| establishment_type_group | Type of establishment |
| expected_standard_pupil_count | Number of pupils meeting the expected standard |
| expected_standard_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard |
| foundations_of_expected_std_pupil_count | Number of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA |
| foundations_of_expected_std_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils with foundations of the expected standard in writing TA |
| growing_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_count | Number of pupils with growing development of the expected standard in writing TA |
| growing_dev_of_expected_std_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils with growing development of the expected standard in writing TA |
| higher_standard_pupil_count | Number of pupils meeting the higher standard |
| higher_standard_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard |
| not_meeting_pupil_count | Number of pupils not achieved expected standard |
| not_meeting_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils not achieved expected standard |
| pre_ks_std_1_pupil_count | Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_1_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 1 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_2_pupil_count | Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_2_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 2 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_3_pupil_count | Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_3_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 3 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_4_pupil_count | Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_4_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 4 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_5_pupil_count | Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_5_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 5 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_6_pupil_count | Number of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA |
| pre_ks_std_6_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working at pre-key stage standard 6 in writing TA |
| progress_measure_eligible_pupil_count | Number of eligible pupils included in the progress measure |
| progress_measure_lower_conf_interval | Lower confidence interval |
| progress_measure_score | Average progress score |
| progress_measure_total_score | Total number of progress scores |
| progress_measure_upper_conf_interval | Upper confidence interval |
| scaled_scores_eligible_pupil_count | Number of average scaled score calculation |
| scaled_scores_total | Sum of scaled scores |
| school_cohort_size | School cohort size |
| school_religious_character | School religious character |
| sex | sex |
| subject | Subjects |
| unable_to_access_arrived_pupil_count | Number of pupils just arrived or unable to access |
| unable_to_access_arrived_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils just arrived or unable to access |
| unable_to_access_pupil_count | Number of pupils unable to access |
| unable_to_access_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils unable to access |
| working_below_pupil_count | Number of pupils working below the standard |
| working_below_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working below the standard |
| working_towards_pupil_count | Number of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA |
| working_towards_pupil_percent | Percentage of pupils working towards the expected standard in writing TA |
Footnotes
- Data is not available for 2020 and 2021 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Writing teacher assessment and reading, writing and maths (combined) measures from 2018 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the writing teacher assessment frameworks.
- Figures for 2025 are based on revised data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
- Science teacher assessment measures from 2019 onwards are not directly comparable to previous years due to changes in the science teacher assessment frameworks.
- 'All schools' includes all state-funded schools, alternative provision, and non-maintained special schools with pupils eligible for assessment at key stage 2. 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.
- 'All state funded' includes local authority maintained schools, academy sponsor led, academy converter, free schools and state funded special schools (including hospital schools).
- 'All state funded' includes local authority maintained schools, academy sponsor led, academy converter, free schools and state funded special schools (excluding hospital schools).
- 'State funded mainstream schools' includes local authority maintained mainstream schools, academies and free schools.