Key stage 4 performance
Academic year 2025/26

This data covers the performance of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 (KS4) in 2025/26. The data covers the main headline measures of:

- Attainment 8
- Percentage of pupils achieving 9-5 in English and maths

It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.

The data also covers numerous additional measures, depending on the data file.

The publication methodology 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

This data covers the GCSE results of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 (KS4) in 2025/26. The data is split by establishment type, as well as some data being split by pupil characteristics such as disadvantage status, free school meal status, special educational needs status and ethnicity. The data covers statistics at national, regional, local authority, local authority district, parliamentary constituency and institution level.

File formats and conventions

The data is rounded to either 1 or 2 decimal places, depending on which measure you are looking at. Some of the raw data totals go up to 3 decimal places. No suppression has been applied above school level.

Discounted and Undiscounted

In discounted subject data, where a pupil has more than one qualification in the same subject with the same discount code, only the qualification taken first counts. Undiscounted subject data counts all entries into the same subject by a pupil.

Data files

Key stage 4 accountability metrics in all state-funded schools to local authority level and all pupil characteristics

Filename: 202526_all_state_funded_pupils_characteristics_and_geography_breakdowns_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National, regional and local authority level KS4 performance measures in state-funded schools by pupil characteristics like ethnicity, disadvantage status, SEN provision, first language, prior attainment, mobility and young carer since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
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art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
disadvantage_status                       |  Disadvantaged status
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
ethnicity_minor                           |  Ethnicity
first_language                            |  First language
fsm_status                                |  Free school meals status
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
ks2_scaled_score_group                    |  KS2 scaled score group
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
mobility                                  |  Mobility status
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_admission_type                     |  School admissions policy
school_count                              |  Number of schools
school_religious_character                |  School religious character
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sen_primary_need                          |  Special educational needs - primary need
sen_provision                             |  Special educational needs - provision
sex                                       |  Sex
young_carer                               |  Young carer indicator

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. Selective areas include local authorities where more than 25% of state-funded secondary places are in selective schools. These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral.
3. Sub totals for EAL and SEN breakdowns may not sum to the grand total due to a small number of pupils with missing information.
4. Unknown includes pupils for whom the information was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
5. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
7. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
8. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
9. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
10. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
11. Changes were made to the methodology for calculating performance data due to the commitment not to use qualification results awarded between January 2020 and August 2021 in future measures. GCSE exams returned in 2022 and grades were awarded at a midpoint between 2021 and pre-pandemic grading. In 2023, there was a return to pre-pandemic grading, with some protections. Comparisons to 2020, 2021, and 2022 should be made with caution.
12. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.
13. The young carer indicator identifies, for those children on roll on spring census day, whether they have been identified as a young carer either by the school (including where the pupil self declares) or by parent or guardian. Section 17ZA of the Children Act 1989 says a young carer is a person under 18 who provides or intends to provide care for another person (which isn’t a contract or voluntary work).


Key stage 4 institution level - Performance

Filename: 202526_performance_tables_schools_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: School
Time period: 2023/24 to 2025/26
Content summary: School level KS4 performance data at individual school level, including Attainment 8, English and Maths percentage achieving Grades 5, broken down by sex, disadvantage status, first language, prior attainment and mobility since 2023/24.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
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attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
disadvantage_status                       |  Disadvantaged status
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
first_language                            |  First language
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one modern foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one modern foreign language
mobility                                  |  Mobility status
prior_attainment                          |  Prior attainment
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
pupil_percent                             |  Percentage of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of entries without discounting
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of entries without discounting
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry, and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sex                                       |  Sex

Footnotes:

1. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
3. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
4. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics by school type and pupil characteristics at national level

Filename: 202526_national_characteristics_by_school_types_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National level KS4 performance measures by school type and by pupil characteristics since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
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art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
disadvantage_status                       |  Disadvantaged status
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
establishment_type_group                  |  School type
ethnicity_major                           |  Ethnicity
first_language                            |  First language
fsm_status                                |  Free school meals status
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
prior_attainment                          |  Prior attainment
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_admission_type                     |  School admissions policy
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three  out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three  out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sen_provision                             |  Special educational needs - provision
sex                                       |  Sex

Footnotes:

1. Establishment types included in the establishment type groupings can be found in the glossary: Glossary of Terms used (opens in a new tab) (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary)
2. Pupils also registered at an institution normally included within the Secondary School Performance Tables are excluded from the Alternative Provision data.
3. Pupils at university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools and further education colleges with key stage 4 provision typically attend that school for only 2 years, compared to 5 years for pupils in most secondary schools. These establishments also offer specialist curriculum. As a result, the Progress 8 data for these schools is not directly comparable with the Progress 8 data for other schools. This should be borne in mind when reviewing the performance data for these types of provisions.
4. Further education colleges with key stage 4 provision do not complete the school census. Therefore, their pupils are not included in the majority of characteristics breakdowns. Since 2015/16, their pupils have been included in free school meals and disadvantaged breakdowns.
5. Selective areas include local authorities where more than 25% of state-funded secondary places are in selective schools. These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral.
6. Sub totals for EAL and SEN breakdowns may not sum to the grand total due to a small number of pupils with missing information.
7. Unknown includes pupils for whom the information was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
8. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
9. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
10. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
11. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
12. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
13. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics by school type to local authority level

Filename: 202526_geography_by_school_types_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National, regional and local authority level KS4 performance measures by school type since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
establishment_type_group                  |  School type
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics

Footnotes:

1. Establishment types included in the establishment type groupings can be found in the glossary: Glossary of Terms used (opens in a new tab) (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary)
2. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
3. Pupils at university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools and further education colleges with key stage 4 provision typically attend that school for only 2 years, compared to 5 years for pupils in most secondary schools. These establishments also offer specialist curriculum. As a result, the Progress 8 data for these schools is not directly comparable with the Progress 8 data for other schools. This should be borne in mind when reviewing the performance data for these types of provisions.
4. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
6. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
7. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
8. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
9. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
10. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.


Key stage 4 subject entries and achievements by pupils at national level by characteristics (discounted)

Filename: 202526_subject_national_pupil_entriesachievements_characteristics_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National level pupil entries and achievements across GCSE and vocational subjects in state-funded schools by pupil characteristics such as ethnicity and disadvantage status since 2018/19. Discounting is applied.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name               |  Variable description
--------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------
disadvantage_status         |  Disadvantaged status
ethnicity_minor             |  Ethnicity
first_language              |  First language
fsm_status                  |  Free school meals status
grade                       |  Grade
ks2_scaled_score_group      |  KS2 scaled score group
number_achieving            |  Number of pupils achieving the grade
percentage_achieving        |  Percentage of pupils achieving the grade
school_admission_type       |  School admissions policy
school_religious_character  |  School religious character
sen_status                  |  Special educational needs - status
sex                         |  Sex
subject                     |  Subject

Footnotes:

1. Selective areas include local authorities where more than 25% of state-funded secondary places are in selective schools. These local authorities are Bexley, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Medway, Slough, Southend-on-Sea, Sutton, Torbay, Trafford and Wirral.
2. Sub totals for EAL and SEN breakdowns may not sum to the grand total due to a small number of pupils with missing information.
3. Unknown includes pupils for whom the information was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
4. Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores)).
5. Any science includes Astronomy, Electronics, Environmental Science and Geology.
6. Any design & technology includes Design and Technology Engineering and Product Design qualifications.
7. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
8. In 2017, new reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continued to be graded using the A* to G system. From 2020 onwards all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.
9. Where subjects have been combined into a group (e.g. Other Modern Languages) and a pupil has two or more entries, each result in each subject is counted.


Key stage 4 subject entries and achievements by pupils to local authority level (discounted)

Filename: 202526_subject_local_authority_pupil_entriesachievements_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National, regional and local authority level pupil entries and achievements across GCSE and vocational subjects in state-funded schools for pupils at the end of KS4 since 2018/19. Discounting is applied.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name         |  Variable description
--------------------  |  ----------------------------------------
grade                 |  Grade
number_achieving      |  Number of pupils achieving the grade
percentage_achieving  |  Percentage of pupils achieving the grade
sex                   |  Sex
subject               |  Subject

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores)).
3. Any science includes Astronomy, Electronics, Environmental Science and Geology.
4. Any design & technology includes Design and Technology Engineering and Product Design qualifications.
5. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
6. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.
7. In 2017, new reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continued to be graded using the A* to G system. From 2020 onwards all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.


Key stage 4 subject entries and achievements by pupils at national level by school type (discounted)

Filename: 202526_subject_national_pupil_entriesachievements_school_types_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National level pupil entries and achievements across GCSE and vocational subjects by establishment type for pupils at the end of KS4 since 2018/19. Discounting is applied.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name             |  Variable description
------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------
establishment_type_group  |  School type
grade                     |  Grade
number_achieving          |  Number of pupils achieving the grade
percentage_achieving      |  Percentage of pupils achieving the grade
sex                       |  Sex
subject                   |  Subject

Footnotes:

1. Establishment types included in the establishment type groupings can be found in the glossary: Glossary of Terms used (opens in a new tab) (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary)
2. Pupils at university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools and further education colleges with key stage 4 provision typically attend that school for only 2 years, compared to 5 years for pupils in most secondary schools. These establishments also offer specialist curriculum. As a result, the Progress 8 data for these schools is not directly comparable with the Progress 8 data for other schools. This should be borne in mind when reviewing the performance data for these types of provisions.
3. Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores)).
4. Any science includes Astronomy, Electronics, Environmental Science and Geology.
5. Any design & technology includes Design and Technology Engineering and Product Design qualifications.
6. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
7. Changes were made to the methodology for calculating performance data due to the commitment not to use qualification results awarded between January 2020 and August 2021 in future measures. GCSE exams returned in 2022 and grades were awarded at a midpoint between 2021 and pre-pandemic grading. In 2023, there was a return to pre-pandemic grading, with some protections. Comparisons to 2020, 2021, and 2022 should be made with caution.
8. In 2017, new reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continued to be graded using the A* to G system. From 2020 onwards all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.
9. Where subjects have been combined into a group (e.g. Other Modern Languages) and a pupil has two or more entries, each result in each subject is counted.


Key stage 4 subject entries and grades at national level (undiscounted)

Filename: 202526_subject_national_all_exam_entriesgrades_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National level number of entries achieving each grade across GCSE and Vocational subjects in all schools for pupils at the end of KS4 in each year since 2018/19. Discounting is not applied.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name           |  Variable description
----------------------  |  --------------------------
grade                   |  Grade
number_achieving        |  Number of entries at grade
subject_discount_group  |  Subject

Footnotes:

1. Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores)).
2. Grade U refers to pupils' results which are ungraded or unclassified.
3. Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or whose results are pending.
4. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
5. Where subjects have been combined into a group (e.g. Other Modern Languages) and a pupil has two or more entries, each result in each subject is counted.


Key stage 4 subject entries and grades at national level since 2010 (discounted)

Filename: 202526_subject_national_gcse_exam_entriesgrades_timeseries_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2009/10 to 2025/26
Content summary: National level percentage of GCSE (and equivalent for unreformed GCSEs) entries achieving each grade across subjects in all schools for pupils at the end of KS4 in each year since 2010/11. Discounting is applied.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name         |  Variable description
--------------------  |  -----------------------------------------
grade                 |  Grade
percentage_achieving  |  Percentage of entries achieving the grade
sex                   |  Sex
subject               |  Subject
total_exam_entries    |  Number of entries in the subject

Footnotes:

1. Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores)).
2. Total number of entries includes entries awarded U and X grades.
3. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
4. In 2017, new reformed GCSEs (which use the 9-1 grade scale) were introduced into secondary school performance tables in a phased approach. Unreformed subjects continued to be graded using the A* to G system. From 2020 onwards all GCSEs are now reformed and use the 9-1 grading scale.
5. Where subjects have been combined into a group (e.g. Other Modern Languages) and a pupil has two or more entries, each result in each subject is counted.
6. Only GCSEs and established GCSE equivalents (Cambridge International certificates and Edexcel level 1/2 certificates) are included in this data. Excludes Double Awards.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics by disadvantaged status at local authority district level

Filename: 202526_local_authority_district_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: Pupil residency and school location based local authority district, regional and national level KS4 performance measures in state-funded schools by disadvantage status and free school meals status since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
disadvantage_status                       |  Disadvantaged status
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
fsm_status                                |  Free school meals status
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
geography_basis                           |  Basis for the geographic level
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three  out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three  out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. In 2025/26, 1,022 pupils are not included because their residency was unknown due to missing or invalid postcode information or because they were not resident in England.
3. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
5. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
6. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
7. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
8. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
9. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics at parliamentary constituency level

Filename: 202526_parliamentary_constituency_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National; Parliamentary constituency
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: Pupil residency and school location based parliamentary constituency and national level KS4 performance measures in state-funded schools since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
geography_basis                           |  Basis for the geographic level
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. In 2025/26, 1,022 pupils are not included because their residency was unknown due to missing or invalid postcode information or because they were not resident in England.
3. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
5. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
6. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
7. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
8. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics by rurality and IDACI of region

Filename: 202526_rurality_and_idaci_of_region_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: Pupil residency and school location based regional and national level KS4 performance measures in state-funded schools by rurality of region and regional level income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) decile since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
geography_basis                           |  Basis for the geographic level
idaci_decile                              |  Indices of deprivation affecting children decile (IDACI)
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
relative_access                           |  Rurality
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. In 2025/26, 1,022 pupils are not included because their residency was unknown due to missing or invalid postcode information or because they were not resident in England.
3. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
5. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
6. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
7. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
8. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
9. The indices of deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) deciles were updated in 2024/25. Data from 2018/19 to 2023/24 use the IDACI deciles as of 2019.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics in alternative provision to local authority level

Filename: 202526_alternative_provision_by_la_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National, regional and local authority level KS4 performance measures in alternative provision since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. Pupils also registered at an institution normally included within the Secondary School Performance Tables are excluded from the Alternative Provision data.
3. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
5. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
6. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
7. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
8. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
9. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics by SEN provision in LA maintained school and academies to local authority level

Filename: 202526_la_maintained_academies_sen_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National, regional and local authority level KS4 performance measures broken down by special educational needs (SEN) in LA maintained schools and academies since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
establishment_type_group                  |  School type
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three  out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three  out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sen_provision                             |  Special educational needs - provision

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
4. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
5. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
6. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
7. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.
8. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics in academies by years open at national level

Filename: 202526_national_academies_years_open_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National level KS4 performance measures in academies by the number of years the academies have been open in each year since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
art_qual_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_qual_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering any arts or music qualification
art_subject_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering any arts subject
art_subject_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering any arts subject
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
establishment_type_group                  |  School type
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_percent                     |  Percentage of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entering_total                       |  Number of pupils entering at least 1 GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
geoghist_entering_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils entering history and geography
geoghist_entering_total                   |  Number of pupils entering history and geography
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
music_qual_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering any music qualification
music_qual_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering any music qualification
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_combpath_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering combined science
sci_combpath_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering combined science
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_indpath_entering_percent              |  Percentage of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_indpath_entering_total                |  Number of pupils entering three out of four single sciences
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
years_open                                |  Number of years the academy has been open

Footnotes:

1. Establishment types included in the establishment type groupings can be found in the glossary: Glossary of Terms used (opens in a new tab) (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/glossary)
2. Includes schools that were open before 12 September of the academic year. One academic year is between 12th September of one year to the 11th September the following year.
3. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
5. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
6. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
7. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
8. Subjects included in the 'entered art' indicator include: Applied Art and Design, Art and Design, Drama, Media/Film/TV, Music, Dance and Performing Arts.


Key stage 4 accountability metrics in all state-funded schools by pupil characteristics and geography summary

Filename: 202526_summary_all_state_funded_pupils_characteristics_and_geography_breakdowns_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National, regional and local authority level KS4 performance data to benchmark school and college performance tables data broken down by sex, disadvantage status, first language, prior attainment and mobility since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                             |  Variable description
----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
attainment8_average                       |  Average Attainment 8 score
attainment8_sum                           |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores
attainment8ebacc_average                  |  Average Attainment 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_average         |  Average number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_slotfill_total           |  Total number of sciences, history or geography, and languages slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8ebacc_sum                      |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
attainment8eng_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for English element
attainment8eng_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for English element
attainment8mat_average                    |  Average Attainment 8 score for maths element
attainment8mat_sum                        |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for maths element
attainment8open_average                   |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element
attainment8open_gcse_average              |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_gcse_sum                  |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_average           |  Average Attainment 8 score for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_nongcse_sum               |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element - non-GCSE only
attainment8open_slotfill_average          |  Average number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_slotfill_total            |  Total number of open slots filled for Attainment 8
attainment8open_sum                       |  Sum of Attainment 8 scores for open element
breakdown                                 |  Pupil characteristic
eng_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English lang or lit
eng_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering English language or English literature
eng_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering English language or English literature
engmath_94_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_94_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_95_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_percent                        |  Percentage of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_97_total                          |  Number of pupils achieving grades 7 or above in English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_percent                  |  Percentage of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
engmath_entering_total                    |  Number of pupils entering English and maths GCSEs
gcse_91_percent                           |  Percentage of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_91_total                             |  Number of pupils achieving any passes at GCSE or equivalent
gcse_entries_average                      |  Average number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_entries_sum                          |  Total number of GCSE entries with discounting applied
gcse_five_engmath_percent                 |  Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
gcse_five_engmath_total                   |  Number of pupils achieving 5+ level 2 passes including English and maths
lan_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in a foreign language
lan_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering a foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_percent             |  Percentage of pupils entering more than one foreign language
lan_multiple_entering_total               |  Number of pupils entering more than one foreign language
mat_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in maths
mat_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in maths
mat_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in maths
mat_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering maths
mat_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering maths
progress8_adjusted_percent                |  Percentage of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_adjusted_total                  |  Number of pupils with an adjusted Progress 8 score
progress8_average                         |  Average Progress 8 score
progress8_lower_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8_pupil_count                     |  Number of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_pupil_percent                   |  Percentage of pupils included in Progress 8 measure
progress8_sum                             |  Sum of Progress 8 scores
progress8_upper_95_ci                     |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
progress8ebacc_average                    |  Average Progress 8 score for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_lower_95_ci                |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_sum                        |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8ebacc_upper_95_ci                |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for sciences, history or geography, and languages element
progress8eng_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for English element
progress8eng_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8eng_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for English element
progress8eng_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for English element
progress8mat_average                      |  Average Progress 8 score for maths element
progress8mat_lower_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8mat_sum                          |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for maths element
progress8mat_upper_95_ci                  |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for maths element
progress8open_average                     |  Average Progress 8 score for open element
progress8open_lower_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8open_sum                         |  Sum of Progress 8 scores for open element
progress8open_upper_95_ci                 |  Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval for open element
progress8original_average                 |  Average unadjusted Progress 8 score
progress8original_lower_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 lower 95% confidence interval
progress8original_sum                     |  Sum of unadjusted Progress 8 scores
progress8original_upper_95_ci             |  Unadjusted Progress 8 upper 95% confidence interval
pupil_count                               |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
pupil_percent                             |  Percentage of pupils at the end of KS4
qual_entries_average                      |  Average number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_sum                          |  Total number of KS4 entries with discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_average  |  Average number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
qual_entries_without_discounting_sum      |  Total number of KS4 entries without discounting applied
school_count                              |  Number of schools
sci_91_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_91_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 1 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_94_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_percent                            |  Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_95_total                              |  Number of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in either science pathway
sci_entering_percent                      |  Percentage of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_entering_total                        |  Number of pupils entering the combined or single science pathway
sci_triple_entering_percent               |  Percentage of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics
sci_triple_entering_total                 |  Number of pupils entering biology, chemistry and physics

Footnotes:

1. Local authority, region, parliamentary constituency figures cover achievements in state-funded schools only. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas and so will not sum to national level totals.
2. Progress 8 is not being published in 2024/25 and 2025/26 as KS4 pupils in this year do not have KS2 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress 8 was also not published in 2020 or 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. A Progress 8 score of 1.0 means pupils make on average a grade more progress than the national average of pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools. Progress 8 should be interpreted alongside the associated confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals cross 0, then progress is not significantly different compared to pupils with similar KS2 prior attainment in mainstream schools.
4. Science includes double award GCSE for pupils on the combined science pathway or the average of a pupil's best two science grades for pupils on the single science pathway (i.e., where pupils enter three of biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics).
5. The open element of Attainment 8 contains the three highest point scores in any three other subjects eligible for performance tables, including English language or literature (if not counted in the English slot), further GCSE qualifications (including English Baccalaureate subjects) or any other non-GCSE qualifications on the DfE approved list.
6. For the number of slots filled, entries that were awarded U grades or other qualifications scoring 0 points are counted as a non-filled slot.
7. c = a cell that has been suppressed due to low number of pupils. Suppression is applied where the data contains only one school (for example Isles of Scilly). For 2020 and 2021 results where a geographical area contains only one school the data for that area has been been wholly suppressed.  This is in line with the announcement that school level data would not be published using either summer 2020 or summer 2021 exam grades awarded.


Key stage 4 disadvantaged gap index

Filename: 202526_disadvantage_gap_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2010/11 to 2025/26
Content summary: Disadvantaged attainment gap index in state-funded schools since 2010/11.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name           |  Variable description
----------------------  |  ----------------------------------
disadvantage_gap_index  |  Disadvantaged attainment gap index


Key stage 4 average grades in English Language and Mathematics

Filename: 202526_average_english_maths_grade_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: Average English language and maths grades in state-funded schools since 2018/19.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
---------  |  ------------------
avg_grade  |  Average GCSE grade
subject    |  Subject


Key stage 4 institution level - Subject entries and grades (undiscounted)

Filename: 202526_subject_school_all_exam_entriesgrades_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: School
Time period: 2025/26
Content summary: Subject entries and grades achieved in schools and colleges in the performance tables data for 2025/26. Discounting is not applied.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name           |  Variable description
----------------------  |  ----------------------------------
grade                   |  Grade
number_achieving        |  Number of entries at grade
pupil_count             |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
subject_discount_group  |  Subject

Footnotes:

1. Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores)).
2. Grade U refers to pupils' results which are ungraded or unclassified.
3. Grade X refers to pupils who were absent or whose results are pending.
4. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
5. Where subjects have been combined into a group (e.g. Other Modern Languages) and a pupil has two or more entries, each result in each subject is counted.
6. Individual grade breakdowns are suppressed (not shown) where the total number of entries (per school/qualification/discount code/subject description) is 5 or fewer.


Key stage 4 subject entries by year of entry at national level (undiscounted)

Filename: 202526_subject_national_all_exam_year_entry_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19 to 2025/26
Content summary: National level number of entries across GCSE and vocational subjects broken down by year of entry (penultimate or final year) in all schools for pupils at the end of KS4 since 2018/19. Discounting is not applied.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name   |  Variable description
--------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------
number_entries  |  Number of entries taken by pupils at the end of KS4
percentage      |  Percentage of entries taken by pupils at the end of KS4
subject         |  Subject
test_year       |  Academic year the qualification was awarded

Footnotes:

1. Discounting has been applied. For further information please see the discounting guidance ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-4-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores)).
2. Combined Science GCSE is a Double Award and is included in this table for the purpose of comparison with other Science subjects.
3. Where subjects have been combined into a group (e.g. Other Modern Languages) and a pupil has two or more entries, each result in each subject is counted.


Key stage 4 institution level - Institution information

Filename: 202526_information_about_schools_provisional.csv
Geographic levels: School
Time period: 2023/24 to 2025/26
Content summary: Reference information on individual schools since 2023/24.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                        |  Variable description
-----------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
address                              |  Address
age_range                            |  Age range
allks_boys_count                     |  Number of boys in establishment
allks_girls_count                    |  Number of girls in establishment
allks_pupil_count                    |  Number of pupils in establishment
attainment8_diff_national            |  Disadvantaged Attainment 8 relative to national non-disadvantaged
endks4_pupil_count                   |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4
ks2_scaledscore_average              |  Average KS2 scaled score
phone_number                         |  Phone number
progress8_banding                    |  Progress 8 banding
progress8_diff_national              |  Disadvantaged Progress 8 relative to national non-disadvantaged
school_admission_type                |  Admission policy
school_religious_character_detailed  |  Religious denomination
sen_no_ehcp_pupil_count              |  Number of pupils with at the end of KS4 with SEN and without an EHC plan
sen_no_ehcp_pupil_percent            |  Percentage of pupils with at the end of KS4 with SEN and without an EHC plan
sen_pupil_count                      |  Number of pupils at the end of KS4 with SEN
sen_pupil_percent                    |  Percentage of pupils at the end of KS4 with SEN
sen_with_ehcp_pupil_count            |  Number of pupils with at the end of KS4 with SEN and an EHC plan
sen_with_ehcp_pupil_percent          |  Percentage of pupils with at the end of KS4 with SEN and an EHC plan
sex_policy                           |  Sex of entry policy
