Data set from 16 to 19 performance

Entries and Results - A level and AS by region and subject (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, subject and region or local authority 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: 100,701
• Geographic levels: Local authority, Regional
• 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.
  • 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:
  • Qualification
  • Subject
• 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	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	subject_area	subject_name	qualification	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
201819	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Provisional	E12000001	North East	807	E06000003	Redcar and Cleveland	Maths	Additional Mathematics	A level	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z
201819	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Provisional	E12000001	North East	807	E06000003	Redcar and Cleveland	Sociology	Total Sociology	A level	2	13	30	28	32	12	6	1	1	125	1.6	10.4	24	22.4	25.6	9.6	15	45	73	105	117	12	36	58.4	84	93.6
201819	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Provisional	E12000001	North East	808	E06000004	Stockton-on-Tees	Anthropology	Total Anthropology	A level	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z
201819	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Provisional	E12000001	North East	808	E06000004	Stockton-on-Tees	Art & Design	Graphics	A level	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z
201819	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Provisional	E12000001	North East	808	E06000004	Stockton-on-Tees	Logic/Philosophy	Total Logic/ Philosophy	A level	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z	z	0	0	0	0	0	z	z	z	z	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 18 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.
d_grade_achieved	Number at grade D.
e_grade_achieved	Number at grade E.
entry_count	Exam entries
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
subject_name	Subject
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.

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