GCE A/AS Level Exam Results in England for 2009/10 by School Type and Gender

Revised national and local authority-level statistics on student achievements in GCE and Applied GCE A/AS level and equivalent Level 3 qualifications in England for the 2009/10 academic year. The Department for Education produced this Statistical First Release using data collated for the 2010 School and College Performance Tables, which was checked by schools. It updates provisional figures released in October 2010.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender-based achievement gaps in A-level subjects based on the revised national-level gender analysis mentioned.
• Compare examination performance across different school types based on the revised national-level analysis by school type.
• Assess local authority-level educational outcomes based on the revised local authority level analyses by gender.
• Track changes in qualification achievements over time based on the time series tables referenced as available separately.

Strengths

• Data is revised and checked by schools, suggesting a higher degree of accuracy than provisional releases.
• Analyses are provided at both national and local authority levels, offering multi-scale insights.
• Covers achievements in all Level 3 qualifications approved under specific legislation, providing a broad scope.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department for Education

Collection Method

Data collated for the 2010 School and College (Key Stage 5) Performance Tables, checked by schools.

Time Range

2009/10 academic year

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:44.148495; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, with local authority-level breakdowns