Data set from Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England

National - Key Stage 2 (KS2)

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Published 2 April 2026

Last updated 2 April 2026

Key Stage 2 attainment by special educational need, ethnicity, placement (children looked after only) and social care group.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England
• Release: Reporting year 2025
• Number of rows: 1,177
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Average progress score for maths
  • Average progress score for reading
  • Average progress score for writing TA
  • Lower confidence interval for maths progress
  • Lower confidence interval for reading progress
  • Lower confidence interval for writing TA progress
  • Number of eligible pupils in grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Number of eligible pupils in maths
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading
  • Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
  • Number of eligible pupils in science TA
  • Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
  • Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
  • Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
  • Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 2 included in the maths progress scores
  • Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 2 included in the reading progress scores
  • Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 2 included in the writing TA progress scores
  • Total number of pupils progress scores for maths
  • Total number of pupils progress scores for reading
  • Total number of pupils progress scores for writing TA
  • Upper confidence interval for maths progress
  • Upper confidence interval for reading progress
  • Upper confidence interval for writing TA progress
• Filters:
  • Ethnicity
  • Placement
  • Social care group
  • Special Educational Needs provision
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2024/25

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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	social_care_group	sen_provision	ethnicity_major	placement	version	t_read_eligible_pupils	t_read_met_expected_standard	pt_read_met_expected_standard	t_writta_eligible_pupils	t_writta_met_expected_standard	pt_writta_met_expected_standard	t_mat_eligible_pupils	t_mat_met_expected_standard	pt_mat_met_expected_standard	t_rwm_eligible_pupils	t_rwm_met_expected_standard	pt_rwm_met_expected_standard	t_gps_eligible_pupils	t_gps_met_expected_standard	pt_gps_met_expected_standard	t_scita_eligible_pupils	t_scita_met_expected_standard	pt_scita_met_expected_standard	t_read_progress_eligible_pupils	t_read_progress_score	avg_read_progress_score	avg_read_progress_score_lower_ci	avg_read_progress_score_upper_ci	t_writta_progress_eligible_pupils	t_writta_progress_score	avg_writta_progress_score	avg_writta_progress_score_lower_ci	avg_writta_progress_score_upper_ci	t_mat_progress_eligible_pupils	t_mat_progress_score	avg_mat_progress_score	avg_mat_progress_score_lower_ci	avg_mat_progress_score_upper_ci
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils comparison	All pupils	All pupils	All pupils	Revised	652640	491130	75	650570	469790	72	652620	484020	74	650560	405190	62	652650	474450	73	650500	531280	82	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils comparison	All pupils	Asian / Asian British	All pupils	Revised	88230	69060	78	88060	68000	77	88220	72550	82	88060	61410	70	88230	71180	81	88040	73950	84	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils comparison	All pupils	Black / African / Caribbean / Black British	All pupils	Revised	44360	33490	75	44260	32200	73	44360	32640	74	44260	27750	63	44360	33730	76	44260	35730	81	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils comparison	All pupils	Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups	All pupils	Revised	44380	34450	78	44260	32780	74	44380	33080	75	44260	28480	64	44380	33510	76	44250	36420	82	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
202425	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All pupils comparison	All pupils	Other ethnic group	All pupils	Revised	16280	10950	67	16240	10690	66	16280	11770	72	16240	9340	58	16280	11150	68	16240	12130	75	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 37 variables

Variable name	Variable description
avg_mat_progress_score	Average progress score for maths
avg_mat_progress_score_lower_ci	Lower confidence interval for maths progress
avg_mat_progress_score_upper_ci	Upper confidence interval for maths progress
avg_read_progress_score	Average progress score for reading
avg_read_progress_score_lower_ci	Lower confidence interval for reading progress
avg_read_progress_score_upper_ci	Upper confidence interval for reading progress
avg_writta_progress_score	Average progress score for writing TA
avg_writta_progress_score_lower_ci	Lower confidence interval for writing TA progress
avg_writta_progress_score_upper_ci	Upper confidence interval for writing TA progress
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity - Filter by ethnicity
placement	Placement - Filter by placement
pt_gps_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
pt_mat_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths
pt_read_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
pt_rwm_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)
pt_scita_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
pt_writta_met_expected_standard	Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
sen_provision	Special Educational Needs provision - Filter by Special Educational Needs provision
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_gps_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in grammar, punctuation and spelling
t_gps_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
t_mat_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in maths
t_mat_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths
t_mat_progress_eligible_pupils	Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 2 included in the maths progress scores
t_mat_progress_score	Total number of pupils progress scores for maths
t_read_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading
t_read_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading
t_read_progress_eligible_pupils	Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 2 included in the reading progress scores
t_read_progress_score	Total number of pupils progress scores for reading
t_rwm_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in reading, writing and maths
t_rwm_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
t_scita_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in science TA
t_scita_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in science TA
t_writta_eligible_pupils	Number of eligible pupils in writing TA
t_writta_met_expected_standard	Number of pupils meeting the expected standard in writing TA
t_writta_progress_eligible_pupils	Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 2 included in the writing TA progress scores
t_writta_progress_score	Total number of pupils progress scores for writing TA

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Footnotes

1. Data is not available for 2019/20 and 2020/21 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Figures for 2024/25 are based on provisional data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
3. Includes all state-funded, alternative provision, and non-maintained special schools with pupils eligible for assessment at Key Stage 2. Participation by independent schools is voluntary, therefore includes results from independent schools that chose to submit data and met the requirements for assessment and moderation.

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Email: CLA.STATS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Bree Waine

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