Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Attainment and other performance tables measures by local authority and gender

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Published 26 November 2020

Last updated 26 November 2020

Attainment metrics for all qualification cohorts, by region or local authority and student gender.

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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: 2,374
• Geographic levels: Local authority, Regional
• 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 student
  • 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:
  • Gender
  • Institution type
• 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	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	school_type	characteristic_gender	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	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	390	E08000037	Gateshead	All state funded schools and FE sector colleges	All genders	840	661	674	258	64	38.43	39.47	39.52	35.59	34.8	81.4	75.8	74.3	498	37.26	19.1	29.7	498	23.7	526	12.2	706	36.5	1	338	3.3	14	6.03
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	390	E08000037	Gateshead	All state funded schools and FE sector colleges	Female	512	391	400	158	40	38.18	39.22	39.38	35.61	33.24	76.8	71.9	70.3	290	36.36	15.9	26.2	290	19.3	235	17	343	46.1	0	162	5.6	12	6.01
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	390	E08000037	Gateshead	All state funded schools and FE sector colleges	Male	328	270	274	100	24	38.77	39.79	39.71	35.56	37.24	88.7	81.5	80.3	208	38.51	23.6	34.6	208	29.8	291	8.2	363	27.5	1	176	1.1	2	6.19
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	391	E08000021	Newcastle upon Tyne	All state funded schools and FE sector colleges	All genders	2440	1574	1603	751	302	34.88	38.11	38.17	29.43	27.23	81.1	85.5	83.9	1292	37.46	17.6	27.7	1292	16.7	2010	15	2466	32.8	0	1559	8.5	135	5.28
201920	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	391	E08000021	Newcastle upon Tyne	All state funded schools and FE sector colleges	Female	1386	895	903	427	187	36.37	39.35	39.4	32.32	26.84	81.7	86.7	85.9	727	39.49	19.7	30.4	727	16.6	1127	16.6	1342	32.3	0	652	13.5	89	5.42

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 30 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 student
aps_per_entry_tlev	APS per tech level entry
characteristic_gender	Gender
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
school_type	Institution type
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. Students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels, applied A levels or AS levels.
5. The denominator for this percentage is Students entered for ≥ 1 A level or applied A level.

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