Version: 1.1.5 | Published: 20 Dec 2024 | Updated: 40 days ago
GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-UCAS
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation; Universities and
Colleges Admissions Service, released 20 December 2024, ONS SRS Metadata
Catalogue, dataset, GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-UCAS,
https://doi.org/10.57906/2hs0-4b58
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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.
UCAS data is based on the information gathered to operate the university admissions process. This includes data submitted by applicants to the UCAS undergraduate scheme and by the HE institution receiving prospective students' applications. UCAS data features three main data tables.
The applicant dataset contains information on applicants to the UCAS undergraduate scheme. For each applicant, this dataset includes data on demographic characteristics (eg gender, age, geographical region) and socioeconomic characteristics (eg ethnicity, socio-economic background, deprivation index).
The apply qualifications dataset is at qualification level and contains information on qualifications declared by the applicant during their application. Crucially, this includes the A level grades predicted by teachers.
The applications dataset contains the data included in the application made by each applicant, the offer made by each HE provider and the response from the applicant. This allows researchers to have access to a wealth of data, including: the applications that did not receive an offer, if an offer was received which kind of offer (eg unconditional, conditional) was made, whether each offer was accepted as a firm or insurance offer.
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; Universities and
Colleges Admissions Service
Access Level:
Access Level 3
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV
Enrichment and Linkage
Related Datasets:
- GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-DfE-UCAS
- GRading and Admissions Data England-Ofqual-DfE
- GRading and Admissions Data England - Ofqual
Origin
Name:
ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue