Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Attainment and other performance tables measures by student characteristics

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Published 26 November 2020

Last updated 26 November 2020

Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by student gender and other student characteristics.

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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: 115
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • % Level 3 vocational students entered for tech levels
  • % 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
  • % of Level 3 vocational students entered for applied general
  • APS per 'Best 3' entries
  • APS per A level entry
  • APS per academic entry
  • APS per applied general entry
  • APS per entry technical certificate students
  • APS per level 3 entry
  • APS per tech level entry
  • Number of A level students
  • Number of academic students
  • Number of applied general students
  • Number of level 3 students
  • Number of students achieving tech 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 with level 2 as highest attainment
  • Number of tech level students
  • Number of technical certificate students
  • Students entered for ≥ 1 A level
  • Students entered for ≥ 1 A level or applied A level
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
• 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	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	number_of_students_level3	number_of_students_alev	number_of_students_acad	number_of_students_agen	number_of_students_tlev	aps_per_entry_lev3	aps_per_entry_alev	aps_per_entry_acad	aps_per_entry_agen	aps_per_entry_tlev	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	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	number_of_students_technicalcertificate	aps_per_entry_technicalcertificate
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	50345	35884	36981	18095	5263	32.98	34.76	34.71	29.85	27.63	81.6	79.2	77.3	26098	33.96	11.6	19.6	26097	13	30197	17.4	41704	43.8	29	29633	8.1	2700	5.57
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Disadvantage	Non-Disadvantaged	235897	197724	201708	58386	16377	37.58	39.05	39.06	31.69	30.46	89.6	86.9	85.9	158918	38.45	20.8	31.6	158918	22.5	91782	17.9	129788	45.5	193	54592	9.1	5758	5.77
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Disadvantage	Unknown disadvantaged status	4257	3321	3568	909	236	35.99	37.4	37.36	29.92	28.55	65.6	65.6	65.6	2080	37.63	21.1	30.6	2080	22.5	2062	11.4	2695	34	2	2285	6.3	163	5.9
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Ethnicity	Any other ethnic group	5407	4476	4581	1471	247	36.46	38.01	37.93	30.97	29.28	88.9	84.5	83.3	3602	37.63	18.3	28.8	3602	22.7	1692	14.6	2832	52.6	2	1280	4.3	60	5.62
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Ethnicity	Asian or Asian British	38254	31919	32589	10045	1906	36.23	37.46	37.47	31.41	30	90	86.9	85.4	26026	37.24	18.5	28	26026	22.7	11070	17.2	18563	54.6	20	7453	5.8	515	5.65

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 29 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_lev3	APS per level 3 entry
aps_per_entry_technicalcertificate	APS per entry technical certificate students
aps_per_entry_tlev	APS per tech level entry
characteristic_value	Characteristic
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	Students entered for ≥ 1 A level
entered_for_one_or_more_alev_or_applied	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_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	% of Level 3 vocational students entered for applied general
pc_level3_vocational_students_entered_tech_levels	% Level 3 vocational students entered for tech levels
students_achieving_tech_bacc	Number of students achieving tech baccalaureate

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Footnotes

1. The denominator for this percentage is Students entered for ≥ 1 A level.
2. The denominator for this percentage is Number of A level students.
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.
4. 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.
5. Students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels, applied A levels or AS levels.
6. EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
7. The denominator for this percentage is Students entered for ≥ 1 A level or applied A level.

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