Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Attainment and other performance measures - institution type and gender

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by institution type and student gender.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: 16 to 19 performance
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• Number of rows: 154
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • % achieving 3 A* to A
  • % achieving ≥ 2 A levels
  • % achieving ≥ 2 academic results
  • % achieving ≥ 2 substantial level 3 results
  • % achieving ≥ AAB
  • % achieving ≥ AAB for a minimum of 2 facilitating A levels
  • % level 2 students entered for technical certificate
  • % level 3 vocational students (excluding applied generals) who entered tech levels
  • % level 3 vocational students (excluding tech levels) who entered applied general
  • APS per 'Best 3' entries
  • APS per 'Best 3' entries (grade)
  • APS per A level entry
  • APS per academic entry
  • APS per applied general entry
  • APS per entry technical certificate students
  • APS per tech level entry
  • Average A level result
  • Average academic result
  • Average applied general result
  • Average tech level result
  • Average technical certificate result
  • Number of A level students
  • Number of academic students
  • Number of applied general students
  • Number of level 3 students
  • Number of potential 16-18 students
  • Number of students achieving technical baccalaureate
  • Number of students entered for any level 3 vocational (excluding applied generals)
  • Number of students entered for any level 3 vocational (excluding tech levels)
  • Number of students entered for ≥ 1 A level
  • Number of students entered for ≥ 1 A level or applied A level
  • Number of students with level 2 as highest attainment
  • Number of tech level students
  • Number of technical certificate students
• Filters:
  • Gender
  • Institution
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	school_type_group	school_type	characteristic_gender	number_of_students_potential	number_of_students_level3	number_of_students_alev	number_of_students_acad	number_of_students_agen	number_of_students_tlev	number_of_students_technicalcertificate	aps_per_entry_alev	aps_per_entry_acad	aps_per_entry_agen	aps_per_entry_tlev	aps_per_entry_technicalcertificate	aps_per_entry_grade_alev	aps_per_entry_grade_acad	aps_per_entry_grade_agen	aps_per_entry_grade_tlev	aps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate	pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3	pc_achieving_atleast_two_alev	pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acad	entered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_applied	aps_per_entry_best3	aps_per_entry_grade_best3	pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alev	pc_achieving_aab_or_better_alev	entered_for_one_or_more_alev	pc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_alev	entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generals	pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levels	entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levels	pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generals	students_achieving_tech_bacc	number_of_students_highest_attainment_was_l2	pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificate
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Female	118796	49270	32101	32692	15071	7873	1648	39.5115	39.5752	32.2028	30.8462	5.8184	B	B	Dist-	Dist-	L2Merit-	87.394	86.941	85.706	25670	37.897	B-	18.718	30.491	25670	15.617	38366	20.521	44057	34.417	32	14873	10.684
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Male	123791	34736	21982	22831	11738	4325	1274	37.0646	37.0731	27.8683	28.2347	5.7686	B-	B-	Merit+	Merit+	L2Merit-	84.192	86.289	83.29	18283	35.1906	B-	16.917	25.636	18283	17.284	36324	11.92	43373	28.681	21	16829	7.35
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Female	170920	54149	34266	34983	14345	9945	4748	37.3959	37.4497	30.0423	28.3851	5.7675	B-	B-	Dist-	Merit+	L2Merit-	74.075	82.041	80.742	27528	35.5051	B-	14.182	23.997	27528	12.689	51974	19.135	54846	26.33	24	39176	10.703
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Male	193556	37122	23697	24578	11619	4341	3478	35.4471	35.4247	26.0406	25.6235	5.6728	B-	B-	Merit	Merit	L2Merit-	72.871	81.369	78.684	19270	33.5048	C+	13.913	21.339	19269	15.299	50218	8.654	56860	21.164	20	46450	6.898
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Female	177591	56143	38624	39247	12356	8971	2978	32.1905	32.3482	28.3525	27.1258	5.7888	C+	C+	Merit+	Merit+	L2Merit-	70.894	75.728	74.862	29978	30.6646	C	7.155	14.104	29969	8.385	58332	15.379	60692	20.489	10	42486	6.452

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 36 variables

Variable name	Variable description
aps_per_entry_acad	APS per academic entry
aps_per_entry_agen	APS per applied general entry
aps_per_entry_alev	APS per A level entry
aps_per_entry_best3	APS per 'Best 3' entries
aps_per_entry_grade_acad	Average academic result
aps_per_entry_grade_agen	Average applied general result
aps_per_entry_grade_alev	Average A level result
aps_per_entry_grade_best3	APS per 'Best 3' entries (grade)
aps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate	Average technical certificate result
aps_per_entry_grade_tlev	Average tech level result
aps_per_entry_technicalcertificate	APS per entry technical certificate students
aps_per_entry_tlev	APS per tech level entry
characteristic_gender	Gender
entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_applied_generals	Number of students entered for any level 3 vocational (excluding applied generals)
entered_any_level3_vocational_excluding_tech_levels	Number of students entered for any level 3 vocational (excluding tech levels)
entered_for_one_or_more_alev	Number of students entered for ≥ 1 A level
entered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_applied	Number of students entered for ≥ 1 A level or applied A level
number_of_students_acad	Number of academic students
number_of_students_agen	Number of applied general students
number_of_students_alev	Number of A level students
number_of_students_highest_attainment_was_l2	Number of students with level 2 as highest attainment
number_of_students_level3	Number of level 3 students
number_of_students_potential	Number of potential 16-18 students
number_of_students_technicalcertificate	Number of technical certificate students
number_of_students_tlev	Number of tech level students
pc_achieving_3_astar_to_a_alev	% achieving 3 A* to A
pc_achieving_aab_or_better_alev	% achieving ≥ AAB
pc_achieving_aab_or_better_atleast_two_facilitating_alev	% achieving ≥ AAB for a minimum of 2 facilitating A levels
pc_achieving_atleast_two_alev	% achieving ≥ 2 A levels
pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3	% achieving ≥ 2 substantial level 3 results
pc_achieving_atleast_two_substantial_lev3_acad	% achieving ≥ 2 academic results
pc_level2_vocational_students_entered_technicalcertificate	% level 2 students entered for technical certificate
pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_applied_generals	% level 3 vocational students (excluding tech levels) who entered applied general
pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levels	% level 3 vocational students (excluding applied generals) who entered tech levels
school_type	Institution
students_achieving_tech_bacc	Number of students achieving technical baccalaureate

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Footnotes

1. Totals may be less than the sum of separate institution types as students who attend multiple institutions during 16 to 18 can be included more than once in institution breakdowns. More information can be found in the Quality and Methodology section.
2. 'All state funded schools' includes city technology colleges (CTCs) and state-funded special schools. Figures for these institution types are not shown separately in the table. Excludes pupil referral units (PRUs), alternative provision (AP), hospital schools, non-maintained special schools, independent schools, independent special schools and independent schools approved to take pupils with special educational needs (SEN). These institution types are included in 'All schools'.
3. Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.

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Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.uk
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