Academic year 2018/19

Outcomes of children in need, including looked after children

Data guidance

Published 24 September 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.

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 name	Variable description
authorised_.%	Authorised absence - percentage
overall_.%	Overall absence - percentage
persistent_absentee_%	Persistent absentees - percentage
school_type	School type
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
GLD	Achieving a good level of development - percent
sen_category	Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
fixed_term_exclusions_%	Fixed term exclusions - percentage
permanent_exclusions_%	Permanent exclusions - percentage
school_type	School type
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
FSMeligble_Per	FSM - percentage
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
KS1_percent_achieving_MATHS	Maths - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_READ	Reading - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_SCIENCE	Science - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_WRITE	Writing - percent reaching standard
sen_category	Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
percent_achieving_GPS	Grammar, punctuation and spelling - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_MAT	Maths - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_READ	Reading - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_RWM	Reading, writing and mathematics - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_WRITTA	Writing - percent reaching standard
sen_category	Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
per_cent_or_point_score	English and Maths (grade 9-5) - percent
per_cent_or_point_score_att8	Average Attainment 8
sen_category	Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
Average.Progress.8.score5	Progress 8 score
Lower.confidence.interval5	Lower confidence interval
sen_category	Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group	Social care group
Upper.confidence.interval5	Upper 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 name	Variable description
number_of_children	Number of children
school_type	School type
social_care_group	Social 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 name	Variable description
EHC_per	SEN Statement or Education, Health and Care plans (EHCP)
NotSEN_per	No identified SEN
SEN_per	All SEN
social_care_group	Social care group
Support_per	SEN support