Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Entries and Results - A level and AS by institution type and gender (single academic year)

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

A level and AS level entries by grade achieved, institution type and student gender. Includes entries in the current exam year for 16-18 students, after discounting. 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 2020/21
• Number of rows: 307
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Exam entries
  • 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 Q.
  • Number at grade U.
  • Number at grade X.
  • Number of institutions within type
  • 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:
  • Gender
  • Institution
  • Qualification
• 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	qualification	school_type_group	school_type	characteristic_gender	institution_count	astar_grade_achieved	a_grade_achieved	b_grade_achieved	c_grade_achieved	d_grade_achieved	e_grade_achieved	u_grade_achieved	x_grade_achieved	q_grade_achieved	entry_count	perc_astar_grade_achieved	perc_a_grade_achieved	perc_b_grade_achieved	perc_c_grade_achieved	perc_d_grade_achieved	perc_e_grade_achieved	astar_a_grade_achieved	astar_b_grade_achieved	astar_c_grade_achieved	astar_d_grade_achieved	astar_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
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	A level	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Female	173	10263	20352	25077	18307	7648	2759	493	177	23	85099	12.060	23.916	29.468	21.513	8.987	3.242	30615	55692	73999	81647	84406	35.976	65.444	86.956	95.944	99.186
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	A level	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Male	173	6388	11814	15339	14134	7294	3292	598	111	15	58985	10.830	20.029	26.005	23.962	12.366	5.581	18202	33541	47675	54969	58261	30.859	56.864	80.826	93.192	98.773
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	AS level	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Female	114	0	2470	2769	2916	1957	1117	612	155	15	12011	z	20.565	23.054	24.278	16.293	9.300	2470	5239	8155	10112	11229	20.565	43.618	67.896	84.190	93.489
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	AS level	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Male	106	0	1280	1464	1877	1488	1023	579	113	8	7832	z	16.343	18.693	23.966	18.999	13.062	1280	2744	4621	6109	7132	16.343	35.036	59.002	78.001	91.062
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	A level	FE sector colleges	All FE sector colleges	Male	168	5455	10680	15289	15335	7775	2857	361	100	17	57869	9.426	18.456	26.420	26.500	13.436	4.937	16135	31424	46759	54534	57391	27.882	54.302	80.802	94.237	99.174

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 20 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_gender	Gender
d_grade_achieved	Number at grade D.
e_grade_achieved	Number at grade E.
entry_count	Exam entries
institution_count	Number of institutions within type
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*
q_grade_achieved	Number at grade Q.
qualification	Qualification
school_type	Institution
u_grade_achieved	Number at grade U.
x_grade_achieved	Number at grade X.

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Footnotes

1. Exam entries are for the current exam year for 16-18 students, after discounting. Includes pending awards.
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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