Academic year 2019/20

Key stage 4 performance

GCSE results of pupils at the end of KS4 attending state-funded schools in England at national & LA level. This release includes pupil characteristic breakdowns

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 26 November 2020
• Last updated: 29 November 2021

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• KS4 subject timeseries data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 1,873
  • Indicators:
    • The number of pupils entering each exam
    • The percentage of pupils achieving a grade 1
    • The percentage of pupils achieving a grade 11
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • The subject pupils are entered for
  • Time period: 2009/10 to 2019/20

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• KS4 disadvantage gap index data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 11
  • Indicators:
    • Disadvantaged attainment gap index
  • Time period: 2010/11 to 2019/20

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• KS4 GCSE subject entry level data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 40
  • Indicators:
    • The number of exams graded as 1
    • The number of exams graded as 11
    • The number of exams graded as 2
  • Filters:
    • The subject pupils are entered for
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 IDACI decile of pupil residence data

  National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 122
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Filters:
    • Income Deprivation Affecting Children Indices decile
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 GCSE subject alternative provision data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 38
  • Indicators:
    • The number of entries in to a subject
    • The number of exams graded as 1
    • The number of exams graded as 11
  • Filters:
    • The type of subject
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 national academies data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 25
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Filters:
    • The number of academic years the school has been open
    • The types of school in the data
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 degree of rurality of school location data

  National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 64
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Filters:
    • Degree of rurality - school location
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• Key stage 2 to 4 transition matrices EBacc attainment

  National

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  • Number of rows: 145
  • Indicators:
    • Basics: Percentage of pupils achieving grades 9-4 in English and Maths
    • Basics: Percentage of pupils achieving grades 9-5 in English and Maths
    • Basics: Percentage of pupils not achieving grades 9-4 in English and Maths
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
    • Disadvantage
    • English as an additional language
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• Key stage 2 to 4 transition matrices GCSE combined science

  National

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  • Number of rows: 145
  • Indicators:
    • Grade 11 achieved
    • Grade 21 achieved
    • Grade 22 achieved
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
    • Disadvantage
    • English as an additional language
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 local authority district and region of pupil residence data

  Local authority district, National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 329
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 attainment 8 distribution by local authority district data

  Local authority district, National

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  • Number of rows: 6,068
  • Indicators:
    • Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 4
  • Filters:
    • The percentage grouping of pupils attainment 8 scores
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 IDACI decile and degree of rurality of pupil residence data

  National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 234
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Filters:
    • Degree of rurality - pupil residency
    • Income Deprivation Affecting Children Indices decile
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 local authority characteristics data

  Local authority, National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 8,216
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Filters:
    • Disadvantaged status
    • English as an Additional Language status
    • Free school meal eligibility
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• Key stage 2 to 4 transition matrices GCSE subjects graded 9 to 1

  National

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  • Number of rows: 4,457
  • Indicators:
    • GCSE all grades achieved
    • GCSE grade 1 achieved
    • GCSE grade 2 achieved
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
    • Disadvantage
    • English as an additional language
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 local authority data

  Local authority, National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 487
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in Ebacc subjects
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in English
  • Filters:
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 national data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 694
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils for Ebacc element
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils for English element
  • Filters:
    • Attainment level assigned to pupil based on their KS2 results
    • Basis for admission into the school e.g. non-selective schools in other areas, selective schools
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2009/10 to 2019/20

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• KS4 local authority district of school location by free school meals data

  Local authority district, National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 328
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil - FSM all other pupils
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil - FSM eligible pupils
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 parliamentary constituency of school location data

  Parliamentary constituency

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  • Number of rows: 534
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and Mathematics GCSEs
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 GCSE subject year of entry data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 37
  • Indicators:
    • The number of pupils entering each exam
    • The number of pupils entering each exam in their final school year
    • The number of pupils entering each exam in their penultimate school year
  • Filters:
    • The subject pupils are entered for
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 local authority alternative provision data

  Local authority, National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 161
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in Ebacc subjects
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil in English
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 national characteristics data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 3,407
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Average Progress 8 score of all pupils
  • Filters:
    • All pupils with a primary need (from 2014/15 onwards this consisted of pupils flagged as SEN with a statement, EHC plan, SEN support, school action or school action plus)
    • Basis for admission into the school e.g. non-selective schools in other areas, selective schools
    • Disadvantaged status
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2019/20

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• KS4 degree of rurality of pupil residence data

  National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 66
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Filters:
    • Degree of rurality - pupil residency
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 GCSE subject pupil level data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 3,645
  • Indicators:
    • The number of pupils entering each exam
    • The percentage of pupils achieving a grade 9-5 out of pupils entering that subject
    • The percentage of pupils achieving a grade A*-C/9-4 out of pupils entering that subject
  • Filters:
    • Basis for admission into the school
    • Gender
    • Religious denomination of school
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 local authority district and region of school location data

  Local authority district, National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 328
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Percentage number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 local authority district of school location by disadvantaged data

  Local authority district, National, Regional

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  • Number of rows: 328
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil - disadvantaged all other pupils
    • Average Attainment 8 score per pupil - disadvantaged pupils
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• KS4 vocational subject alternative provision data

  National

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  • Number of rows: 17
  • Indicators:
    • The number of pupils entering each exam
    • The percentage of pupils achieving a level 1 pass
    • The percentage of pupils achieving a level 2 pass
  • Filters:
    • The type of subject
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• Quality and Methodology Document

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• Subject group composition

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