Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Attainment and other performance measures - time series

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Attainment timeseries data for all students and by disadvantaged status.

Data set details

Theme
School and college outcomes and performance
Publication
16 to 19 performance
Release type
Number of rows
45
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of students at end of 16-18 study
  • Number of level 3 students
  • APS per A level entry
  • Average A level result
  • Number of A level students
  • APS per academic entry
  • Average academic result
  • Number of academic students
  • APS per applied general entry
  • Average applied general result
  • Number of applied general students
  • APS per tech level entry
  • Average tech level result
  • Number of tech level students
  • APS per technical certificate entry
  • Average technical certificate result
  • Number of technical certificate students
Filters
  • Characteristic
Time period
2015/16 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameversioncharacteristic_typecharacteristic_valuenumber_of_students_potentialnumber_of_students_level3number_of_students_alevnumber_of_students_acadnumber_of_students_agennumber_of_students_tlevnumber_of_students_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_alevaps_per_entry_grade_alevaps_per_entry_acadaps_per_entry_grade_acadaps_per_entry_agenaps_per_entry_grade_agenaps_per_entry_tlevaps_per_entry_grade_tlevaps_per_entry_technicalcertificateaps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificate
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedDisadvantageDisadvantagedxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedDisadvantageNon-Disadvantagedxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedDisadvantageUnknown disadvantaged statusxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedAll StudentsAll state-funded studentsx401,222193,155289,261124,26969,129x30.44C30.63C34.66Dist30.76Dist-xx
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandRevisedAll StudentsAll studentsx440,455225,732328,373125,32569,318x31.79C+32.11C+34.69Dist30.77Dist-xx

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 18 variables
Variable nameVariable description
aps_per_entry_acadAPS per academic entry
aps_per_entry_agenAPS per applied general entry
aps_per_entry_alevAPS per A level entry
aps_per_entry_grade_acadAverage academic result
aps_per_entry_grade_agenAverage applied general result
aps_per_entry_grade_alevAverage A level result
aps_per_entry_grade_technicalcertificateAverage technical certificate result
aps_per_entry_grade_tlevAverage tech level result
aps_per_entry_technicalcertificateAPS per technical certificate entry
aps_per_entry_tlevAPS per tech level entry
characteristic_valueCharacteristic
number_of_students_acadNumber of academic students
number_of_students_agenNumber of applied general students
number_of_students_alevNumber of A level students
number_of_students_level3Number of level 3 students
number_of_students_potentialNumber of students at end of 16-18 study
number_of_students_technicalcertificateNumber of technical certificate students
number_of_students_tlevNumber of tech level students

Footnotes

  1. A maximum of 60 points are available for A level, 50 points for applied general and tech level and 8 points for technical certificates. More information on points, APS bands and grade boundaries can be found in the technical guide for 16 to 18 accountability measures (opens in new tab).
  2. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21 such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particularly within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.

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Email: Attainment.STATISTICS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: John Shale