Academic year 2023/24

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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3 updatesfor Academic year 2023/24
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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.uk
Contact name: Liam Hamilton

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Telephone: 020 7783 8300

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  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

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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.

  • Job title 
    Secretary of State for Education, Private Office
    Permanent Secretary, Private Office
    Minister for School Standards
    Minister for Skills
    Special Advisers, Private Office
    Director General, Strategy Group
    Private Secretary to the Director General, Tony Foot
    Director General, Schools Group
    G6, Media Officer
    G7, News and social media
    HEO, Media Officer, Communications Group
    Social media comms
    DD, Schools Accountability
    Director, School Strategy Unit
    DD, School Strategy Unit
    G6, School Strategy Unit
    G7, School Strategy Unit
    Director, Curriculum and Quals
    G6, Policy Lead for Arts, Music and Humanities (EMMAD)
    G6, Policy Lead for Maths & Curriculum strategy
    G6, Policy Lead for English
    G7, RE, Geography, History, Art and Design and Related Arts GCSEs/equivalents
    G7, Policy Lead for Science/D&T
    G7, Policy Lead for Computing
    G7, Policy Lead for Languages
    G7, Policy Lead for RE
    SEO, Science/D&T policy
    HEO, English Curriculum Policy Officer
    G7, Disadvantage Analysis
    G7, Strategic Attainment and Recovery Analysis 
    Chief Regulator - Ofqual
    Deputy Chief Regulator
    Director, Policy & Strategic Relationships of General Qualifications, General Qualifications, Ofqual
    Associate Director, GQ Policy and Strategic Relationships, Ofqual
    Associate Director, Standards and technical issues
    Executive Director, Standards
    Executive Director, Research and Analysis
    Director, School/academy Accountability and Intervention Plus 
    DD, Regions group
    G6, Head of Delivery, Regions Group
    G7, Data and Analysis Unit
    SEO, Data and Analysis Unit
    HEO, Data and Analysis Unit
    G7, Revenue Forecasting & Cost Pressures 
    G6, Free Schools Policy Unit
    G7, Free Schools Policy Unit
    Director of Analysis, SARDIS
    DD, Head of Profession for Statistics, Strategy and Delivery Group
    G6, Head of Accountability Data and Development Unit
    G7, 11 to 16 Accountability Data and Development team
    SStO, 11 to 16 Accountability Data and Development team
    HStO, 11 to 16 Accountability Data and Development team
    EO, 11 to 16 Accountability Data and Development team
    G7, Secondary Attainment Data Service
    SStO, Secondary Attainment Data Service
    Secondary Attainment Data Service
    G6, Head of school performance measures
    G7, Primary and Secondary school performance measures
    G7, School Accountability policy
    SEO, Secondary school performance measures 
    SEO, Primary School Performance Measures
    G6, Statistics Services Unit
    G7, Statistics Development Team
    SStO, Statistics Development Team