Academic year 2018/19

Multi-academy trust performance measures at key stage 2

Data guidance

Published 8 October 2020

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

KS2_Figure1_MATs

• Filename: KS2_Figure1_MATs.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
band	Progress band - Select the progress band you're interested in
perband	Percentage of MATs in each banding
subject	Subject - Select the subject you're interested in

Footnotes

1. Figures may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
2. Bandings are not comparable between years as the thresholds used differ each year and are calculated using a different cohort. More information on how progress bandings are calculated is available on the primary school accountability page.
3. MAT figures include eligible schools and eligible MATs only. Schools in MATs that are not eligible are excluded.

KS2_Figure2_MATs

• Filename: KS2_Figure2_MATs.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
persize	Percentage of MATs by size
size	Size of MAT (number of schools) - Select the size of MAT you're interested in

Footnotes

1. Figures may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
2. MAT figures include eligible schools and eligible MATs only. Schools in MATs that are not eligible are excluded.

KS2_HeadlineBox_MATs

• Filename: KS2_HeadlineBox_MATs.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ptrwmexp	Percentage of pupils in MATs achieving the expected standard in the combined reading, writing and maths measure

Footnotes

1. MAT national figures are derived from pupil level data, not school level data, in line with the approach used to calculate national comparison figures used in the school performance tables. This means that no weighting has been applied in the MAT national figures, as the weights used to derive MAT level figures are school level weights, not pupil level.
2. MAT figures include eligible schools and eligible MATs only. Schools in MATs that are not eligible are excluded.

KS2_National_MATs

• Filename: KS2_National_MATs.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
aggregation	Aggregation level - Select the national aggregation level you're interested in
disadvantagedstatus	Disadvantaged status - Select the disadvantaged status you're interested in
ks1aps	Prior attainment - Select the prior attainment group you're interested in
language	Language - Select the language status you're interested in
mathlci	Maths progress confidence interval lower bound
maths	Maths progress score
mathuci	Maths progress confidence interval upper bound
ptrwmexp	Percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard in the combined reading, writing and maths measure
reading	Reading progress score
readlci	Reading progress confidence interval lower bound
readuci	Reading progress confidence interval upper bound
schtype	School type - Select the school type you're interested in
SENprovision	SEN status - Select the SEN status you're interested in
writing	Writing progress score
writlci	Writing progress confidence interval lower bound
writuci	Writing progress confidence interval upper bound

Footnotes

1. Characteristics information as published in the 2018/19 school performance tables.
2. MAT national figures are derived from pupil level data, not school level data, in line with the approach used to calculate national comparison figures used in the school performance tables. This means that no weighting has been applied in the MAT national figures, as the weights used to derive MAT level figures are school level weights, not pupil level.
3. For information on how confidence intervals are calculated refer to the quality and methodology document.
4. MAT figures include eligible schools and eligible MATs only. Schools in MATs that are not eligible are excluded.
5. Low prior attainment (pupils with an average point score at key stage 1 > 0 and < 12), medium prior attainment (average point score ≥12 and <18) and high prior attainment (≥18).

KS2_Table1_MATs

• Filename: KS2_Table1_MATs.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
aggregation	Aggregation level - Select the national aggregation level you're interested in
percentage	Percentage of schools
schtype	School type - Select the school type you're interested in

Footnotes

1. MAT figures include eligible schools and eligible MATs only. Schools in MATs that are not eligible are excluded.
2. Other school types include LA maintained schools, which are not eligible to be part of a MAT.

KS2_Table3_MATs

• Filename: KS2_Table3_MATs.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
aggregation	Aggregation level - Select the aggregation level you're interested in
characteristic	Pupil characteristic - Select the characteristic you're interested in
value	value

Footnotes

1. Characteristics information as published in the 2018/19 school performance tables.
2. MAT figures include eligible schools and eligible MATs only. Schools in MATs that are not eligible are excluded.