UK Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Assessments, 2014 Revised Results

Department for Education statistical first release provides revised 2014 results for pupils in schools at national, regional, and local authority levels. The dataset includes attainment data from key stage 2 tests and teacher assessments in reading, mathematics, grammar, punctuation, spelling, English, and science. Results are broken down by gender, ethnicity, first language, free school meal eligibility, disadvantage, special educational needs, and the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index.

Use Cases

• Analyze attainment gaps based on demographic breakdowns like gender, ethnicity, and free school meal eligibility.
• Compare regional and local authority performance in key stage 2 tests and teacher assessments.
• Study expected progress between key stage 1 and key stage 2 for different pupil groups.
• Investigate correlations between deprivation indices, such as the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index, and educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is broken down by multiple demographic and socioeconomic dimensions, including 7 specific categories mentioned.
• Includes results from both standardized tests and teacher assessments across 5 core subjects.
• Revised figures were checked by schools prior to publication, suggesting a quality assurance step.

Limitations

• Last updated 2015-08-24 14:52:45; 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

Department for Education statistical first release based on data checked by schools for performance tables.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

2015-08 24 14:52:45

Geography

National, regional, and local authority levels in England (includes London Borough of Barnet).