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GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-DfE

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation; Department for Education, released 20 December 2024, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-DfE, https://doi.org/10.57906/4phz-dq28

Documentation

Description:
Ofqual data includes information on each GCSE and A level qualification as provided by awarding organisations and taken by pupils in England, regardless of their age. The backbone of this data is the "summer awarding" data that is collected for each qualification taken by pupils prior to grades being issued to centres and students in August each year. The Ofqual data will also include the grade awarded to pupils who asked for a review of marking and moderation. The qualifications dataset includes detailed information on the qualifications taken , as well as granular data on pupils' attainment. Information about pupils, such as gender and age, is also contained in this dataset. For 2020, given that exams were cancelled and alternative approaches to grading taken, each entry was associated with a centre assessment grade and calculated grade, which were used to determine the awarded grade. These alternative grading approaches is also included, along with details of pupils' prior attainment: an indicator of Key Stage 2 attainment for GCSE pupils, indicators of GCSE attainment for A level students. In addition to the qualifications dataset, Ofqual data features two more data tables: a centres dataset with key information on the school or college attended (type and geographical location), a grade boundaries dataset which allows to interpret the marks in the main qualifications dataset. The National Pupil Database is compiled for the Department for Education (DfE) from data supplied by local authorities, centres and awarding organisations. The NPD is a collection of data covering all pupils within schools in England up to the age of 19. There are four main extracts of the NPD shared. The NPD exam results datasets contain pupil-level results data by qualification taken for Key Stages 4 and 5, covering A levels, GCSE and other general and vocational/technical qualifications, as provided by awarding organisations. It includes aggregated achievement indicators, such as those related to EBacc, Attainment 8 and Progress 8. The NPD pupil datasets contain data on pupils, including demographic and protected characteristics, such as gender, age, language spoken, free school meal eligibility and special educational needs. Information on the centre attended by pupils is also available, covering the type of school or institution, its description, whether the main language is English or Welsh and the school admissions policy. Additional information on pupils is also available in the census datasets. This includes further socio-demographic characteristics (eg ethnicity) and socio-economic indicators (eg IDACI score). The NPD also contains data on pupils' prior attainment including achievement indicators, teacher assessments and test results for Key Stages 1 and 2.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
England
Geographical Levels:
county

Temporal

Start Date:
01 January 2017
Latest Data:
31 December 2022
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Distribution Release Date:
20 December 2024

Provenance

Source:
Administrative

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Access needs approval
Condition of Use:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics

Access

Access Service:
  • Safe Rooms, SafePods
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
GB-EAW
Data Controller:
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation; Department for Education
Access Level:
Access Level 3

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV

Enrichment and Linkage

Related Datasets:
  • GRading and Admissions Data England - Ofqual
  • GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-UCAS
  • GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-DfE-UCAS