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
Public enquiries
If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:
Phone: 0370 000 2288
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- 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).
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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, Private Office |
| Permanent Secretary, Private Office |
| Minister for Schools |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State |
| Senior Private Secretary to the Minister for Schools |
| Special Advisers, Private Office |
| Special Advisers, Private Office |
| SEO - Media Officer - Education and Schools |
| Social media comms |
| DD - Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division; School Strategy and System Reform |
| G6 - School's Strategy Unit |
| G7 - School's Strategy Unit |
| Director - School's Strategy Unit |
| DD - School Strategy Unit |
| SEO - School Strategy Unit |
| G6 - Exams 2022/23 |
| G7 - Exams 2022/23 |
| SEO - Exams 2022/23 |
| G6 - Head of Disadvantage Insights, Support and Capability |
| G6 - EBacc and Arts Unit (HEALD) |
| G7 - re geography, history, art and design and related arts GCSEs/equivalents |
| G6 - policy lead for Maths & Science |
| G6 - policy lead for English |
| G6 - EBacc, languages and RE |
| SEO - EBacc, languages and RE |
| G7 - English Curriculum Policy |
| HEO - English Curriculum Policy |
| G6 - Qualifications, Curriculum, Extra-curricular, Pastoral, Attainment and Disparities Analysis Unit |
| G7 - Disadvantage analysis |
| G7 - Strategic attainment and recovery analysis |
| EO - Strategic attainment and recovery analysis |
| Director - Policy & Strategic Relationships of General Qualifications, General Qualifications, Ofqual |
| Associate Director - GQ Policy and Strategic Relationships, Ofqual |
| Chief Regulator - Ofqual |
| Chair - Ofqual |
| DG - Regions Group |
| G6 - Head of Delivery |
| G6 - Head of data and analysis unit |
| G7 – Data and Analysis Unit |
| SEO – Data and Analysis Unit |
| HEO – Data and Analysis Unit |
| Senior Analytical Officer - Ofsted |
| DG for schools group |