Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Student counts and Results - A level by subject and student characteristics (end of 16-18 study)

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Published 27 March 2025

Last updated 27 March 2025

A level student counts by grade achieved, subject and student characteristics. Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: 16 to 19 performance
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Number of rows: 40,125
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Total number of students
  • Percent of students
  • Number at grade A*.
  • Number at grade A.
  • Number at grade B.
  • Number at grade C.
  • Number at grade D.
  • Number at grade E.
  • Number at grade U.
  • Percent achieving grade A*
  • Percent achieving grade A* - A
  • Percent achieving grade A* - B
  • Percent achieving grade A* - C
  • Percent achieving grade A* - D
  • Percent achieving grade A* - E
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Subject
• Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	subject_name	subject_area	total_students_allsubjects	total_students	astar_grade_achieved	a_grade_achieved	b_grade_achieved	c_grade_achieved	d_grade_achieved	e_grade_achieved	u_grade_achieved	q_grade_achieved	astar_a_grade_achieved	astar_b_grade_achieved	astar_c_grade_achieved	astar_d_grade_achieved	astar_e_grade_achieved	perc_astar_grade_achieved	perc_a_grade_achieved	perc_b_grade_achieved	perc_c_grade_achieved	perc_d_grade_achieved	perc_e_grade_achieved	perc_astar_a_grade_achieved	perc_astar_b_grade_achieved	perc_astar_c_grade_achieved	perc_astar_d_grade_achieved	perc_astar_e_grade_achieved	perc_total_students	version
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Sex	Female	Additional Mathematics	Maths	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Sex	Female	Additional Mathematics	Maths	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Sex	Male	Additional Mathematics	Maths	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Sex	Male	Additional Mathematics	Maths	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	First Language	English language	Additional Mathematics	Maths	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	Revised

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 17 variables

Variable name	Variable description
a_grade_achieved	Number at grade A.
astar_grade_achieved	Number at grade A*.
b_grade_achieved	Number at grade B.
c_grade_achieved	Number at grade C.
characteristic_value	Characteristic
d_grade_achieved	Number at grade D.
e_grade_achieved	Number at grade E.
perc_astar_a_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - A
perc_astar_b_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - B
perc_astar_c_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - C
perc_astar_d_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - D
perc_astar_e_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - E
perc_astar_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A*
perc_total_students	Percent of students
subject_name	Subject
total_students	Total number of students
u_grade_achieved	Number at grade U.

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Footnotes

1. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the sex for every student.
2. Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
3. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
4. Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams. Includes pending awards.
5. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21 such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particularly within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.

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