- Filename
- national_pupil_characteristics_2024.csv
- Geographic levels
- National
- Time period
- 2021/22 to 2023/24
- Content
- This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the multiplication tables check assessment in England, broken down by pupil characteristics. Data in this file is broken down by the following pupil characteristics: sex, disadvantage, free school meal eligibility, special educational needs provision, ethnicity, first language and month of birth.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Characteristics breakdown |
| mtc_average_score | Average attainment score of all pupils |
| no_schools | Number of schools |
| pt_mtc_absent | Percentage of pupils absent |
| pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_completed_check | Percentage of eligible pupils who took the check |
| pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check | Percentage of eligible pupils who did not take the check |
| pt_mtc_just_arrived | Percentage of pupils just arrived |
| pt_mtc_missing_reason | Percentage of pupils with missing reason |
| pt_mtc_scored_0 | 0 |
| pt_mtc_scored_1 | 1 |
| pt_mtc_scored_10 | 10 |
| pt_mtc_scored_11 | 11 |
| pt_mtc_scored_12 | 12 |
| pt_mtc_scored_13 | 13 |
| pt_mtc_scored_14 | 14 |
| pt_mtc_scored_15 | 15 |
| pt_mtc_scored_16 | 16 |
| pt_mtc_scored_17 | 17 |
| pt_mtc_scored_18 | 18 |
| pt_mtc_scored_19 | 19 |
| pt_mtc_scored_2 | 2 |
| pt_mtc_scored_20 | 20 |
| pt_mtc_scored_21 | 21 |
| pt_mtc_scored_22 | 22 |
| pt_mtc_scored_23 | 23 |
| pt_mtc_scored_24 | 24 |
| pt_mtc_scored_25 | 25 |
| pt_mtc_scored_3 | 3 |
| pt_mtc_scored_4 | 4 |
| pt_mtc_scored_5 | 5 |
| pt_mtc_scored_6 | 6 |
| pt_mtc_scored_7 | 7 |
| pt_mtc_scored_8 | 8 |
| pt_mtc_scored_9 | 9 |
| pt_mtc_unable_to_participate | Percentage of pupils unable to participate |
| pt_mtc_working_below | Percentage of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation |
| sex | Sex |
| t_mtc_absent | Number of pupils absent |
| t_mtc_eligible_pupils | Number of pupils eligible for the check |
| t_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check | Number of eligible pupils who did not take the check |
| t_mtc_just_arrived | Number of pupils just arrived |
| t_mtc_missing_reason | Number of pupils with missing reason |
| t_mtc_pupils_completed_check | Number of pupils who took the check |
| t_mtc_scored_0 | Number of pupils scored 0 |
| t_mtc_scored_1 | Number of pupils scored 1 |
| t_mtc_scored_10 | Number of pupils scored 10 |
| t_mtc_scored_11 | Number of pupils scored 11 |
| t_mtc_scored_12 | Number of pupils scored 12 |
| t_mtc_scored_13 | Number of pupils scored 13 |
| t_mtc_scored_14 | Number of pupils scored 14 |
| t_mtc_scored_15 | Number of pupils scored 15 |
| t_mtc_scored_16 | Number of pupils scored 16 |
| t_mtc_scored_17 | Number of pupils scored 17 |
| t_mtc_scored_18 | Number of pupils scored 18 |
| t_mtc_scored_19 | Number of pupils scored 19 |
| t_mtc_scored_2 | Number of pupils scored 2 |
| t_mtc_scored_20 | Number of pupils scored 20 |
| t_mtc_scored_21 | Number of pupils scored 21 |
| t_mtc_scored_22 | Number of pupils scored 22 |
| t_mtc_scored_23 | Number of pupils scored 23 |
| t_mtc_scored_24 | Number of pupils scored 24 |
| t_mtc_scored_25 | Number of pupils scored 25 |
| t_mtc_scored_3 | Number of pupils scored 3 |
| t_mtc_scored_4 | Number of pupils scored 4 |
| t_mtc_scored_5 | Number of pupils scored 5 |
| t_mtc_scored_6 | Number of pupils scored 6 |
| t_mtc_scored_7 | Number of pupils scored 7 |
| t_mtc_scored_8 | Number of pupils scored 8 |
| t_mtc_scored_9 | Number of pupils scored 9 |
| t_mtc_sum_scores | Sum of scores |
| t_mtc_unable_to_participate | Number of pupils unable to participate |
| t_mtc_working_below | Number of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation |
Footnotes
- Average scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
- Average scores exclude pupils who did not take the check.
- Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
- State-funded schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
- Pupils absent for the entire check period, unable to participate even when using access arrangements, just arrived in school, working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables and have left the school or appear on the register in error, are excluded from the number of pupils who took the check.
- Unclassified ethnicity and first language categories include pupils for whom the characteristic was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.
- Disadvantaged pupils are defined as those who are registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, children looked after by a local authority and children who left care in England and Wales through adoption or via a Special Guardianship or Child Arrangements Order.