Multiplication tables check attainment
Academic year 2023/24

Description

These data files contain statistics covering attainment in the multiplication tables check assessment, which became statutory in 2022.

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

Coverage

This publication provides information on assessment outcomes in state-funded primary schools.  Data is for England only.

File formats and conventions

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. Mean average scores are rounded to 1 decimal place.

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-catalogue?publicationId=13484f09-40e7-4b8b-7558-08da5f64dcf1&releaseId=c75b1840-a00c-43bd-c72f-08db6b1f4540).

Data files

National pupil characteristics

Filename: national_pupil_characteristics_2024.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22 to 2023/24
Content summary: This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the multiplication tables check assessment in England, broken down by pupil characteristics. Data in this file is broken down by the following pupil characteristics: sex, disadvantage, free school meal eligibility, special educational needs provision, ethnicity, first language and month of birth.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                               |  Variable description
------------------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
breakdown                                   |  Characteristics breakdown
mtc_average_score                           |  Average attainment score of all pupils
no_schools                                  |  Number of schools
pt_mtc_absent                               |  Percentage of pupils absent
pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_completed_check      |  Percentage of eligible pupils who took the check
pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check  |  Percentage of eligible pupils who did not take the check
pt_mtc_just_arrived                         |  Percentage of pupils just arrived
pt_mtc_missing_reason                       |  Percentage of pupils with missing reason
pt_mtc_scored_0                             |  0
pt_mtc_scored_1                             |  1
pt_mtc_scored_10                            |  10
pt_mtc_scored_11                            |  11
pt_mtc_scored_12                            |  12
pt_mtc_scored_13                            |  13
pt_mtc_scored_14                            |  14
pt_mtc_scored_15                            |  15
pt_mtc_scored_16                            |  16
pt_mtc_scored_17                            |  17
pt_mtc_scored_18                            |  18
pt_mtc_scored_19                            |  19
pt_mtc_scored_2                             |  2
pt_mtc_scored_20                            |  20
pt_mtc_scored_21                            |  21
pt_mtc_scored_22                            |  22
pt_mtc_scored_23                            |  23
pt_mtc_scored_24                            |  24
pt_mtc_scored_25                            |  25
pt_mtc_scored_3                             |  3
pt_mtc_scored_4                             |  4
pt_mtc_scored_5                             |  5
pt_mtc_scored_6                             |  6
pt_mtc_scored_7                             |  7
pt_mtc_scored_8                             |  8
pt_mtc_scored_9                             |  9
pt_mtc_unable_to_participate                |  Percentage of pupils unable to participate
pt_mtc_working_below                        |  Percentage of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation
sex                                         |  Sex
t_mtc_absent                                |  Number of pupils absent
t_mtc_eligible_pupils                       |  Number of pupils eligible for the check
t_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check   |  Number of eligible pupils who did not take the check
t_mtc_just_arrived                          |  Number of pupils just arrived
t_mtc_missing_reason                        |  Number of pupils with missing reason
t_mtc_pupils_completed_check                |  Number of pupils who took the check
t_mtc_scored_0                              |  Number of pupils scored 0
t_mtc_scored_1                              |  Number of pupils scored 1
t_mtc_scored_10                             |  Number of pupils scored 10
t_mtc_scored_11                             |  Number of pupils scored 11
t_mtc_scored_12                             |  Number of pupils scored 12
t_mtc_scored_13                             |  Number of pupils scored 13
t_mtc_scored_14                             |  Number of pupils scored 14
t_mtc_scored_15                             |  Number of pupils scored 15
t_mtc_scored_16                             |  Number of pupils scored 16
t_mtc_scored_17                             |  Number of pupils scored 17
t_mtc_scored_18                             |  Number of pupils scored 18
t_mtc_scored_19                             |  Number of pupils scored 19
t_mtc_scored_2                              |  Number of pupils scored 2
t_mtc_scored_20                             |  Number of pupils scored 20
t_mtc_scored_21                             |  Number of pupils scored 21
t_mtc_scored_22                             |  Number of pupils scored 22
t_mtc_scored_23                             |  Number of pupils scored 23
t_mtc_scored_24                             |  Number of pupils scored 24
t_mtc_scored_25                             |  Number of pupils scored 25
t_mtc_scored_3                              |  Number of pupils scored 3
t_mtc_scored_4                              |  Number of pupils scored 4
t_mtc_scored_5                              |  Number of pupils scored 5
t_mtc_scored_6                              |  Number of pupils scored 6
t_mtc_scored_7                              |  Number of pupils scored 7
t_mtc_scored_8                              |  Number of pupils scored 8
t_mtc_scored_9                              |  Number of pupils scored 9
t_mtc_sum_scores                            |  Sum of scores
t_mtc_unable_to_participate                 |  Number of pupils unable to participate
t_mtc_working_below                         |  Number of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation

Footnotes:

1. Average scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
2. Average scores exclude pupils who did not take the check.
3. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
4. State-funded schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
5. Pupils absent for the entire check period, unable to participate even when using access arrangements, just arrived in school, working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables and have left the school or appear on the register in error, are excluded from the number of pupils who took the check.
6. Unclassified ethnicity and first language categories include pupils for whom the characteristic was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
7. Special Educational Needs (SEN) unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.
8. Disadvantaged pupils are defined as those who are registered as eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, children looked after by a local authority and children who left care in England and Wales through adoption or via a Special Guardianship or Child Arrangements Order.


National school characteristics

Filename: national_school_characteristics_2024.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22 to 2023/24
Content summary: This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the multiplication tables check assessment in England, broken down by school characteristics. Data in this file is broken down by the following school characteristics: school type, school phase and religious character.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                               |  Variable description
------------------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
breakdown                                   |  Characteristics breakdown
establishment_type_group                    |  Type of school
mtc_average_score                           |  Average attainment score
no_schools                                  |  Number of schools
pt_mtc_absent                               |  Percentage of pupils absent
pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_completed_check      |  Percentage of eligible pupils who took the check
pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check  |  Percentage of eligible pupils who did not take the check
pt_mtc_just_arrived                         |  Percentage of pupils just arrived
pt_mtc_missing_reason                       |  Percentage of pupils with missing reason
pt_mtc_scored_0                             |  0
pt_mtc_scored_1                             |  1
pt_mtc_scored_10                            |  10
pt_mtc_scored_11                            |  11
pt_mtc_scored_12                            |  12
pt_mtc_scored_13                            |  13
pt_mtc_scored_14                            |  14
pt_mtc_scored_15                            |  15
pt_mtc_scored_16                            |  16
pt_mtc_scored_17                            |  17
pt_mtc_scored_18                            |  18
pt_mtc_scored_19                            |  19
pt_mtc_scored_2                             |  2
pt_mtc_scored_20                            |  20
pt_mtc_scored_21                            |  21
pt_mtc_scored_22                            |  22
pt_mtc_scored_23                            |  23
pt_mtc_scored_24                            |  24
pt_mtc_scored_25                            |  25
pt_mtc_scored_3                             |  3
pt_mtc_scored_4                             |  4
pt_mtc_scored_5                             |  5
pt_mtc_scored_6                             |  6
pt_mtc_scored_7                             |  7
pt_mtc_scored_8                             |  8
pt_mtc_scored_9                             |  9
pt_mtc_unable_to_participate                |  Percentage of pupils unable to participate
pt_mtc_working_below                        |  Percentage of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation
sex                                         |  Sex
t_mtc_absent                                |  Number of pupils absent
t_mtc_eligible_pupils                       |  Number of pupils eligible for the check
t_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check   |  Number of eligible pupils who did not take the check
t_mtc_just_arrived                          |  Number of pupils just arrived
t_mtc_missing_reason                        |  Number of pupils with missing reason
t_mtc_pupils_completed_check                |  Number of pupils who took the check
t_mtc_scored_0                              |  Number of pupils scored 0
t_mtc_scored_1                              |  Number of pupils scored 1
t_mtc_scored_10                             |  Number of pupils scored 10
t_mtc_scored_11                             |  Number of pupils scored 11
t_mtc_scored_12                             |  Number of pupils scored 12
t_mtc_scored_13                             |  Number of pupils scored 13
t_mtc_scored_14                             |  Number of pupils scored 14
t_mtc_scored_15                             |  Number of pupils scored 15
t_mtc_scored_16                             |  Number of pupils scored 16
t_mtc_scored_17                             |  Number of pupils scored 17
t_mtc_scored_18                             |  Number of pupils scored 18
t_mtc_scored_19                             |  Number of pupils scored 19
t_mtc_scored_2                              |  Number of pupils scored 2
t_mtc_scored_20                             |  Number of pupils scored 20
t_mtc_scored_21                             |  Number of pupils scored 21
t_mtc_scored_22                             |  Number of pupils scored 22
t_mtc_scored_23                             |  Number of pupils scored 23
t_mtc_scored_24                             |  Number of pupils scored 24
t_mtc_scored_25                             |  Number of pupils scored 25
t_mtc_scored_3                              |  Number of pupils scored 3
t_mtc_scored_4                              |  Number of pupils scored 4
t_mtc_scored_5                              |  Number of pupils scored 5
t_mtc_scored_6                              |  Number of pupils scored 6
t_mtc_scored_7                              |  Number of pupils scored 7
t_mtc_scored_8                              |  Number of pupils scored 8
t_mtc_scored_9                              |  Number of pupils scored 9
t_mtc_sum_scores                            |  Sum of scores
t_mtc_unable_to_participate                 |  Number of pupils unable to participate
t_mtc_working_below                         |  Number of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation

Footnotes:

1. Average scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
2. Average scores exclude pupils who did not take the check.
3. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
4. State-funded schools and alternative provision includes community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies, special free schools, pupil referral units, academy alternative provision and free school alternative provision.
5. State-funded schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
6. State-funded mainstream schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies (mainstream), converter academies (mainstream) and free schools (mainstream)
7. State-funded special schools include community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools
8. Academies and free schools includes sponsored academies, converter academies and free schools.
9. Alternative provision includes pupil referral units, academy alternative provision, community hospital schools, and free school alternative provision
10. Local authority maintained schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools and foundation schools
11. Pupils absent for the entire check period, unable to participate even when using access arrangements, just arrived in school, working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables and have left the school or appear on the register in error, are excluded from the number of pupils who took the check.
12. Religious character, school phase and school type is taken from the GIAS (Get information about schools) website and are given as at 12 September at the start of the academic year, and is the legal designation of each school.
13. The school religious characteristic other Christian Faith includes schools of mixed denomination or other Christian beliefs (e.g. Greek Orthodox).


Regional and LA

Filename: regional_and_local_authority_by_pupil_characteristics_2024.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2021/22 to 2023/24
Content summary: This file contains data on the attainment of pupils in the multiplication tables check in England, broken down by region and local authority. Data is also broken down by the following pupil characteristics: sex, free school meal eligibility, special educational needs provision and ethnicity.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                               |  Variable description
------------------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
breakdown                                   |  Characteristics breakdown
mtc_average_score                           |  Average attainment score of all pupils
no_schools                                  |  Number of schools
pt_mtc_absent                               |  Percentage of pupils absent
pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_completed_check      |  Percentage of eligible pupils who took the check
pt_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check  |  Percentage of eligible pupils who did not take the check
pt_mtc_just_arrived                         |  Percentage of pupils just arrived
pt_mtc_missing_reason                       |  Percentage of pupils with missing reason
pt_mtc_scored_0                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 0
pt_mtc_scored_1                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 1
pt_mtc_scored_10                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 10
pt_mtc_scored_11                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 11
pt_mtc_scored_12                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 12
pt_mtc_scored_13                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 13
pt_mtc_scored_14                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 14
pt_mtc_scored_15                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 15
pt_mtc_scored_16                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 16
pt_mtc_scored_17                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 17
pt_mtc_scored_18                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 18
pt_mtc_scored_19                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 19
pt_mtc_scored_2                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 2
pt_mtc_scored_20                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 20
pt_mtc_scored_21                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 21
pt_mtc_scored_22                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 22
pt_mtc_scored_23                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 23
pt_mtc_scored_24                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 24
pt_mtc_scored_25                            |  Percentage of pupils scored 25
pt_mtc_scored_3                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 3
pt_mtc_scored_4                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 4
pt_mtc_scored_5                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 5
pt_mtc_scored_6                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 6
pt_mtc_scored_7                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 7
pt_mtc_scored_8                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 8
pt_mtc_scored_9                             |  Percentage of pupils scored 9
pt_mtc_unable_to_participate                |  Percentage of pupils unable to participate
pt_mtc_working_below                        |  Percentage of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation
sex                                         |  Sex
t_mtc_absent                                |  Number of pupils absent
t_mtc_eligible_pupils                       |  Number of pupils eligible for the check
t_mtc_eligible_pupils_not_completed_check   |  Number of eligible pupils who did not take the check
t_mtc_just_arrived                          |  Number of pupils just arrived
t_mtc_missing_reason                        |  Number of pupils with missing reason
t_mtc_pupils_completed_check                |  Number of pupils who took the check
t_mtc_scored_0                              |  Number of pupils scored 0
t_mtc_scored_1                              |  Number of pupils scored 1
t_mtc_scored_10                             |  Number of pupils scored 10
t_mtc_scored_11                             |  Number of pupils scored 11
t_mtc_scored_12                             |  Number of pupils scored 12
t_mtc_scored_13                             |  Number of pupils scored 13
t_mtc_scored_14                             |  Number of pupils scored 14
t_mtc_scored_15                             |  Number of pupils scored 15
t_mtc_scored_16                             |  Number of pupils scored 16
t_mtc_scored_17                             |  Number of pupils scored 17
t_mtc_scored_18                             |  Number of pupils scored 18
t_mtc_scored_19                             |  Number of pupils scored 19
t_mtc_scored_2                              |  Number of pupils scored 2
t_mtc_scored_20                             |  Number of pupils scored 20
t_mtc_scored_21                             |  Number of pupils scored 21
t_mtc_scored_22                             |  Number of pupils scored 22
t_mtc_scored_23                             |  Number of pupils scored 23
t_mtc_scored_24                             |  Number of pupils scored 24
t_mtc_scored_25                             |  Number of pupils scored 25
t_mtc_scored_3                              |  Number of pupils scored 3
t_mtc_scored_4                              |  Number of pupils scored 4
t_mtc_scored_5                              |  Number of pupils scored 5
t_mtc_scored_6                              |  Number of pupils scored 6
t_mtc_scored_7                              |  Number of pupils scored 7
t_mtc_scored_8                              |  Number of pupils scored 8
t_mtc_scored_9                              |  Number of pupils scored 9
t_mtc_sum_scores                            |  Sum of scores
t_mtc_unable_to_participate                 |  Number of pupils unable to participate
t_mtc_working_below                         |  Number of pupils working below the national curriculum expectation

Footnotes:

1. Average scores have been rounded to one decimal place.
2. Average scores exclude pupils who did not take the check.
3. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
4. Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the national and local authority totals.
5. State-funded schools include community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies and special free schools.
6. Pupils absent for the entire check period, unable to participate even when using access arrangements, just arrived in school, working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables and have left the school or appear on the register in error, are excluded from the number of pupils who took the check.
7. In 2023, two new local authorities were introduced (Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness) which replaced Cumbria.
8. Unclassified ethnicity and first language categories include pupils for whom the characteristic was not obtained, refused or could not be determined.
9. Special Educational Needs (SEN) unclassified includes pupils for whom SEN provision could not be determined.


National score distribution

Filename: national_score_distribution_2024.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22 to 2023/24
Content summary: This file contains a cumulative frequency distribution of scores in the multiplication tables check, broken down by sex.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  ---------------------------------------
mtc_score              |  Score
pt_mtc_cumulative      |  Cumulative percentage
sex                    |  Sex
t_mtc_cumulative_freq  |  Cumulative frequency
t_mtc_eligible_pupils  |  Number of pupils eligible for the check

Footnotes:

1. Percentages have been rounded to nearest whole number, so may not sum to 100.
2. State-funded schools and alternative provision includes community schools, voluntary aided schools, voluntary controlled schools, foundation schools, sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, community special schools, foundation special schools, special sponsor-led academies, special converter academies, special free schools, pupil referral units, academy alternative provision and free school alternative provision.
3. Pupils absent for the entire check period, unable to participate even when using access arrangements, just arrived in school, working below the national curriculum expectation for year 2 in multiplication tables and have left the school or appear on the register in error, are excluded from the number of pupils who took the check.
