Outcomes of children in need, including looked after children
Academic year 2018/19

Data files

Absence

Filename: absence_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  ---------------------------------
authorised_.%          |  Authorised absence - percentage
overall_.%             |  Overall absence - percentage
persistent_absentee_%  |  Persistent absentees - percentage
school_type            |  School type
social_care_group      |  Social care group
unauthorised_.%        |  Unauthorised absence - percentage


Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP)

Filename: eyfs_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  -----------------------------------------------
GLD                |  Achieving a good level of development - percent
sen_category       |  Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group  |  Social care group


Exclusions

Filename: exclusions_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015/16 to 2017/18

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name            |  Variable description
-----------------------  |  ----------------------------------
fixed_term_exclusions_%  |  Fixed term exclusions - percentage
permanent_exclusions_%   |  Permanent exclusions - percentage
school_type              |  School type
social_care_group        |  Social care group


Free School Meals (FSM)

Filename: fsm_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  -----------------
FSMeligble_Per     |  FSM - percentage
social_care_group  |  Social care group


Key Stage 1 (KS1)

Filename: ks1_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                  |  Variable description
-----------------------------  |  -----------------------------------
KS1_percent_achieving_MATHS    |  Maths - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_READ     |  Reading - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_SCIENCE  |  Science - percent reaching standard
KS1_percent_achieving_WRITE    |  Writing - percent reaching standard
sen_category                   |  Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group              |  Social care group


Key Stage 2 (KS2)

Filename: ks2_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name             |  Variable description
------------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------------
percent_achieving_GPS     |  Grammar, punctuation and spelling - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_MAT     |  Maths - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_READ    |  Reading - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_RWM     |  Reading, writing and mathematics - percent reaching standard
percent_achieving_WRITTA  |  Writing - percent reaching standard
sen_category              |  Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group         |  Social care group


Key Stage 4 (KS4)

Filename: ks4_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                 |  Variable description
----------------------------  |  ---------------------------------------
per_cent_or_point_score       |  English and Maths (grade 9-5) - percent
per_cent_or_point_score_att8  |  Average Attainment 8
sen_category                  |  Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group             |  Social care group


Progress 8

Filename: progress8_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name               |  Variable description
--------------------------  |  ----------------------------------
Average.Progress.8.score5   |  Progress 8 score
Lower.confidence.interval5  |  Lower confidence interval
sen_category                |  Special Educational Needs category
social_care_group           |  Social care group
Upper.confidence.interval5  |  Upper confidence interval


School type

Filename: school_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name       |  Variable description
------------------  |  ------------------
number_of_children  |  Number of children
school_type         |  School type
social_care_group   |  Social care group


Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Filename: sen_suppressed.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------
EHC_per            |  SEN Statement or Education, Health and Care plans (EHCP)
NotSEN_per         |  No identified SEN
SEN_per            |  All SEN
social_care_group  |  Social care group
Support_per        |  SEN support
