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Percentage achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 5 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects) (9248) Metric type
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- This is the number of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) (grades 5 or above in English and mathematics, A*-C in unreformed subjects) at Key Stage 4 (KS4) as a percentage of the number of pupils at the end of KS4. An unreformed qualification is one that counts towards the remaining EBacc subject areas.
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) was first introduced into the performance tables in 2009/10. It allows people to see how many pupils get a grade C or above in the core academic subjects at KS4. The EBacc is made up of English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography.
In 2014/15 and earlier, where the English language and English literature option was chosen in EBacc English, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in English language. In 2015/16, to meet the English requirement of the EBacc, exams in both had to be taken and a C grade or above achieved in either English language or English literature. From 2017, the definition of 'percentage achieving the English Baccalaureate' has changed to 'the proportion of pupils achieving the EBacc which includes a grade 5 or above in English and mathematics, and grade C or above in unreformed subjects' following the introduction of the reformed 9 to 1 GCSEs in English and mathematics. Exams in both English literature and English language still have to be taken and a grade 5 or above achieved in one to achieve a pass in the English requirement of the EBacc.
Results for 2019/20 and 2020/21 includes grades awarded to students, when exams were cancelled, due to COVID-19 and are not comparable with earlier years. Instead, for 2020/21, pupils were only assessed on the content they had been taught for each course. Schools were given flexibility to decide how to assess their pupils' performance.
Figures for all state-funded schools include local authority maintained mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14 to 16 year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. They do not include pupils recently arrived from overseas.
- Modified
- 23 Aug 2023
- Data last updated
- 02 Feb 2024
- Short label
- % achieving EBacc (grades 9-5)
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 1
- Polarity
- a high value is good
- Measure
- Percent achieving English Baccalaureate (9-5 grades)
- Dataset
- English Baccalaureate (Grades 9-1)
- Collection
- Key stage 4 performance
- Source
- Department for Education
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