Key Stage 2 Attainment: Pupil Performance by MSOA in England

A 2020 dataset from the Government Digital Service showing the number of pupils achieving the expected standard at Key Stage 2, aggregated by Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA). Data for MSOAs with fewer than five pupils have been suppressed to protect privacy. The dataset was last updated on October 20, 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional educational inequality based on MSOA-level attainment rates.
• Model the relationship between school performance and geographic area based on the MSOA aggregation.
• Identify areas for targeted educational intervention based on suppressed data indicating small pupil cohorts.

Strengths

• Includes privacy protection measures, as data for areas with fewer than five pupils are suppressed.
• Aggregated at the MSOA level, which provides a standardized geographic unit for analysis.
• Published by the authoritative Government Digital Service.

Limitations

• Last updated 2020-10-20 14:59:34.777000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official national pupil performance assessments.

Time Range

Snapshot from 2020 or earlier.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-10-20 14:59:34.777000

Geography

England, aggregated by Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA).