GCSE Attainment by Free School Meal Eligibility in England, 2004-2008
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Description
578,265 pupils in maintained schools across England are represented in this administrative dataset from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. It details GCSE and equivalent exam results for 15-year-olds from the 2004/05 to 2007/08 academic years. The data includes pass rates, point scores, and a breakdown by pupil eligibility for free school meals.
Use Cases
Analyzing the attainment gap between pupils eligible and not eligible for free school meals based on the provided breakdown.
Modeling average GCSE point scores per pupil as a socioeconomic indicator.
Tracking changes in national and regional GCSE pass rates over the four-year time period.
Investigating the percentage of pupils obtaining no passes at GCSE and equivalent exams.
Strengths
Covers a substantial population of 578,265 pupils across England.
Provides a four-year time series from 2004/05 to 2007/08 for longitudinal analysis.
Includes multiple geographic breakdowns: MSOA, Local Authority District, Government Office Region, and National.
Limitations
Data is over 15 years old; its relevance for current policy analysis may be limited.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count for specific breakdowns is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
Collection Method
Administrative data
Time Range
2004/05 to 2007/08
Freshness
Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:09.998219; freshness should be verified.