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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- Department for Education
- Published
- Last updated
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If you have a specific enquiry about Key stage 4 performance statistics and data:
Attainment statistics team
Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.ukContact name: Liam Hamilton
Press office
If you have a media enquiry:
Telephone: 020 7783 8300
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If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:
Phone: 0370 000 2288
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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 |
| Minister for School Standards |
| Deputy Permanent Secretary |
| Deputy Permanent Secretary's Office |
| Special Advisers |
| G7, Media Officer |
| SEO, Media Officer |
| Social media communications x2 |
| DD, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division; School Quality and Safeguarding Directorate |
| G6, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division; School Quality and Safeguarding Directorate |
| G7, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division; School Quality and Safeguarding Directorate x2 |
| SEO, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division; School Quality and Safeguarding Directorate |
| EO, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division; School Quality and Safeguarding Directorate |
| DD, 2021 exams |
| G6, Head of Vocational and Technical Qualifications Awarding |
| G6, Head of Post 16 Basic Skills,English and Maths and Digital Skills |
| SEO, Post 16 Basic Skills, English and Maths Qualifications and Curriculum Content |
| G6, EBacc and Arts Unit (HEALD) |
| G7, EBacc and Arts Unit (HEALD) |
| SEO, EBacc and Arts Unit (HEALD) |
| HEO, EBacc and Arts Unit (HEALD) |
| G6, English Unit (HEALD) |
| Assistant Director, maths and science curriculum |
| G7, Pre-16 maths lead, Maths and Science Unit (HEALD) |
| G7, Post-16 maths lead, Maths and Science Unit (HEALD) |
| G7, Science lead, Maths and Science Unit (HEALD) |
| G7, Deprivation Analysis and Research Team |
| Chief Regulator, Ofqual |
| Director, Standards & Comparability, Strategy, Risk and Research, Ofqual |
| Director, Policy & Strategic Relationships of General Qualifications, General Qualifications, Ofqual |
| G7, Policy & Strategic Relationships of General Qualifications, General Qualifications, Ofqual |
| G7, Private Secretary to the Chief Regulator, Ofqual |
| Senior analyst, Ofqual |
| Regional Data Analysis, Data and Insight, Ofsted |
| Senior Analytical Officer, Ofsted |