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Academic year 2025/26

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

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    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.

    API data set ID
    b3bd9901-96b6-1a77-b288-0a6ab2ad1496
    Number of rows
    1,046
    Indicators
    • Number of eligible pupils
    • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard
    • Number of pupils working towards the expected standard
    Filters
    • Education phase
    • School religious character
    • Sex
    Time period
    2011/12 to 2025/26
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  • Phonics screening check attainment by pupil characteristics

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    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.

    API data set ID
    b3bd9901-d61a-d274-98d0-e2a1d5a83bb6
    Number of rows
    16,320
    Indicators
    • Number of eligible pupils
    • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard
    • Number of pupils working towards the expected standard
    Filters
    • Disadvantage status
    • First language status
    • Free school meal status
    Time period
    2011/12 to 2025/26
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  • Phonics screening check attainment by region and local authority

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    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, local authority and pupil characteristics.

    API data set ID
    b3bd9901-cc50-f670-a18a-9bdb566d37d2
    Number of rows
    1,310,739
    Indicators
    • Number of eligible pupils
    • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard
    • Number of pupils working towards the expected standard
    Filters
    • Disadvantage status
    • First language status
    • Free school meal status
    Time period
    2011/12 to 2025/26
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  • Phonics screening check mark distribution

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    National

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

    API data set ID
    b3bd9901-88ea-8575-aa70-579c2636caf4
    Number of rows
    630
    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 2025/26
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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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