Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Regional and local authority A level entries and results (end of 16-18 study) by subject and gender

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Published 26 November 2020

Last updated 26 November 2020

A level grades achieved by region or local authority, subject and student gender. Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams. Includes pending awards.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: 16 to 19 performance
• Release: Academic year 2019/20
• Number of rows: 49,267
• Geographic levels: Local authority, Regional
• Indicators:
  • A*
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • E.
  • Total number of students
  • U.
• Filters:
  • A level subject
  • Gender
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	subject_name	subject_sector_area	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	characteristic_gender	astar_grade_achieved	a_grade_achieved	b_grade_achieved	c_grade_achieved	d_grade_achieved	e_grade_achieved	u_grade_achieved	total_students
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	Account and finance	Business, Administration, Finance and Law	E12000001	North East				Female	0	6	7	10	1	1	0	25
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	Account and finance	Business, Administration, Finance and Law	E12000002	North West				Female	15	28	40	28	13	3	0	127
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	Account and finance	Business, Administration, Finance and Law	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				Female	5	8	23	13	6	5	2	62
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	Account and finance	Business, Administration, Finance and Law	E12000004	East Midlands				Female	5	7	13	20	16	7	2	70
201920	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	Account and finance	Business, Administration, Finance and Law	E12000005	West Midlands				Female	0	11	22	21	9	7	0	70

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 10 variables

Variable name	Variable description
a_grade_achieved	A.
astar_grade_achieved	A*
b_grade_achieved	B.
c_grade_achieved	C.
characteristic_gender	Gender
d_grade_achieved	D.
e_grade_achieved	E.
subject_name	A level subject
total_students	Total number of students
u_grade_achieved	U.

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Footnotes

1. 'Total classical studies' includes Greek, Latin, classical civilisation, and other classical studies
2. 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.
3. 'Total English' includes English language, English literature, and English language and literature
4. 'Total other modern languages' includes all modern languages except French, German and Spanish.
5. 'Total maths' includes all maths subjects except further maths.
6. Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams. Totals include pending awards.

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