England's administrative data on 222,009 pupils' GCE/VCE A/AS exam results, broken down by ethnic group. The dataset includes average point scores per student and per entry, plus percentages achieving key pass thresholds. It was published by Neighbourhood Statistics, sourced from the Department for Children, Schools and Families, and covers the years 2005 to 2008.
Use Cases
- Analyzing ethnic attainment gaps based on average GCE/VCE A/AS point scores per student.
- Benchmarking local authority performance based on the percentage of students achieving 2 or more A level passes.
- Investigating regional disparities in high achievement based on the percentage achieving 3 or more A grades at A level.
- Tracking changes in student performance over the 2005-2008 period for specific ethnic groups.
Strengths
- Covers a specific cohort of 222,009 pupils.
- Provides multiple performance metrics: average point scores and percentage achieving key thresholds.
- Includes geographic breakdowns at Local Authority District, Government Office Region, and National levels for England.
- Covers a defined four-year time period from 2005 to 2008.
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 temporal bias inherent to the 2005-2008 period.
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
- Collection Method
- Administrative data
- Time Range
- 2005 to 2008
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:22.413484; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England