Pupil Attainment at Key Stage 3 in England by Gender and School Location, 2003-2008
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Description
National Curriculum Key Stage 3 test results for pupils in maintained schools in England from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The dataset includes the total number of pupils taking KS3 tests and the percentage achieving Level 5 or above in English, Mathematics, and Science, broken down by pupil gender. Data is aggregated by school location across Middle Layer Super Output Areas, Local Authority Districts, Government Office Regions, and nationally for the academic years 2003/04 to 2007/08.
Use Cases
Analyze gender disparities in academic achievement based on the breakdown by pupil gender.
Compare regional educational performance based on geographic aggregations like Local Authority Districts.
Track changes in national attainment standards over time based on the 2003-2008 time coverage.
Assess subject-specific performance trends based on percentages for English, Mathematics, and Science.
Strengths
Data covers five consecutive academic years from 2003/04 to 2007/08.
Includes multiple geographic aggregation levels: MSOA, LAD, GOR, and National.
Provides a gender breakdown for three core subjects and overall pupil counts.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data is based on school location rather than pupil residence, which may affect demographic analyses.
Provenance
Source
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF): National Pupil Database (NPD) / Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
Collection Method
Administrative data
Time Range
2003/04 to 2007/08
Freshness
Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:18.306764; freshness should be verified.