Academic year 2018/19

Outcomes of children in need, including looked after children

Data guidance

Published

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.

Absence

Filename
absence_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2016/17 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
authorised_.%Authorised absence - percentage
overall_.%Overall absence - percentage
persistent_absentee_%Persistent absentees - percentage
school_typeSchool type
social_care_groupSocial care group
unauthorised_.%Unauthorised absence - percentage

Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP)

Filename
eyfs_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2016/17 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
GLDAchieving a good level of development - percent
sen_categorySpecial Educational Needs category
social_care_groupSocial care group

Exclusions

Filename
exclusions_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2015/16 to 2017/18
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
fixed_term_exclusions_%Fixed term exclusions - percentage
permanent_exclusions_%Permanent exclusions - percentage
school_typeSchool type
social_care_groupSocial care group

Free School Meals (FSM)

Filename
fsm_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2016/17 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
FSMeligble_PerFSM - percentage
social_care_groupSocial care group

Key Stage 1 (KS1)

Filename
ks1_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2017/18 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
KS1_percent_achieving_MATHSMaths - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_READReading - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_SCIENCEScience - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_WRITEWriting - percent reaching standard
sen_categorySpecial Educational Needs category
social_care_groupSocial care group

Key Stage 2 (KS2)

Filename
ks2_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2016/17 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
percent_achieving_GPSGrammar, punctuation and spelling - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_MATMaths - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_READReading - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_RWMReading, writing and mathematics - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_WRITTAWriting - percent reaching standard
sen_categorySpecial Educational Needs category
social_care_groupSocial care group

Key Stage 4 (KS4)

Filename
ks4_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2016/17 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
per_cent_or_point_scoreEnglish and Maths (grade 9-5) - percent
per_cent_or_point_score_att8Average Attainment 8
sen_categorySpecial Educational Needs category
social_care_groupSocial care group

Progress 8

Filename
progress8_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
Average.Progress.8.score5Progress 8 score
Lower.confidence.interval5Lower confidence interval
sen_categorySpecial Educational Needs category
social_care_groupSocial care group
Upper.confidence.interval5Upper confidence interval

School type

Filename
school_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2016/17 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
number_of_childrenNumber of children
school_typeSchool type
social_care_groupSocial care group

Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Filename
sen_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2016/17 to 2018/19
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
EHC_perSEN Statement or Education, Health and Care plans (EHCP)
NotSEN_perNo identified SEN
SEN_perAll SEN
social_care_groupSocial care group
Support_perSEN support