Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results: Child Assessments in England

Annual results from 2008 onward for the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile assessments in England. The dataset contains national and Local Authority level results measuring achievements of children aged five against 13 assessment scales grouped into six learning areas. It is published by the UK Department for Education as part of a statistical series.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional educational attainment disparities based on Local Authority level results.
• Track trends in early childhood development over time based on the annual series of statistics.
• Model correlations between different areas of learning based on the 13 grouped assessment scales.
• Benchmark school or authority performance against national averages for children aged five.

Strengths

• Data covers a long-term annual series, with the seventh release mentioned in the description.
• Assessments are structured against 13 specific scales with 9 points each, providing a standardized measurement framework.
• Includes both national and granular Local Authority level results for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or institutional bias inherent to the UK education system.

Provenance

Source

Department for Education

Collection Method

Likely collected through statutory Early Years Foundation Stage Profile assessments administered to children.

Time Range

Annual series from at least 2008 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:24.513335; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, at national and Local Authority levels.