Academic year 2023/24

Phonics screening check attainment

Phonics screening check attainment statistics of pupils in England by pupil characteristics, school characteristics, region and local authority.

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  • Phonics screening check attainment by school characteristics

    National

    This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 and by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by school characteristics.

    Number of rows
    403
    Indicators
    • Number of schools in year 1 phonics
    • Number of schools in year 2 phonics
    • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
    Filters
    • School characteristics
    • Sex
    • Type of school
    Time period
    2011/12 to 2023/24
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  • Phonics screening check attainment by pupil characteristics

    National

    This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 and by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by pupil characteristics.

    Number of rows
    3,957
    Indicators
    • Number of schools in year 1 phonics
    • Number of schools in year 2 phonics
    • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
    Filters
    • Pupil characteristics
    • Sex
    Time period
    2011/12 to 2023/24
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  • Phonics screening check attainment by region and local authority

    Local authority, National, Regional

    This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1 and by the end of year 2 in England, broken down by region and local authority.

    Number of rows
    113,976
    Indicators
    • Number of schools in year 1 phonics
    • Number of schools in year 2 phonics
    • Number of eligible pupils in the phonics screening check in year 1
    Filters
    • Pupil characteristics
    • Sex
    Time period
    2011/12 to 2023/24
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  • Phonics screening check mark distribution

    National

    This file contains data on the year 1 mark distributions in the phonics screening check.

    Number of rows
    378
    Indicators
    • Average mean phonics mark
    • Cumulative percentage of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
    • Number of year 1 pupils achieving each phonic mark
    Filters
    • Phonic marks
    • Sex
    Time period
    2021/22 to 2023/24
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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

These data files contain statistics covering attainment in the phonics screening check.

The publication methodology, linked to at the bottom of the publication, should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality, as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data. 

Coverage

Data is for England only.

File formats and conventions

This dataset has been rounded to 0 decimal places. 

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