English Baccalaureate entry and achievement
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- 3. Navigate to By ethnicity (English Baccalaureate entry) section
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- 5. Navigate toData sources section
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1. Main facts and figures
- in the 2022 to 2023 school year, 39.3% of pupils in state-funded schools in England were entered for the English Baccalaureate (EBacc)
- 64.2% pupils from the Chinese ethnic group were entered for the EBacc, and 46.7% achieved the EBacc – the highest percentages out of all ethnic groups
- pupils from the Indian ethnic group were the second most likely to enter (59.4%) and achieve (35.5%) the EBacc
- pupils from the white Gypsy or Roma, and Traveller of Irish heritage ethnic groups were the least likely out of all ethnic groups to be entered for and achieve the EBacc
2. Things you need to know
What the data measures
The data measures the number of pupils in government-funded schools entering and achieving the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) by ethnic group.
The EBacc is made up of 5 GCSEs:
- English
- maths
- science
- a language
- either history or geography
To achieve the EBacc, pupils need to get a grade 5 or above in each of these subjects.
Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place.
The ethnic groups used in the data
Data is shown for the 18 ethnic groups used in the 2011 Census, with 1 exception:
- there are separate categories for white Irish Traveller and white Gypsy and Roma pupils
Ethnicity was known for 98.0% of pupils.
Methodology
Read the detailed methodology document for the data on this page.
In the data file
Download the data for data by:
- local authority
- gender
- special education needs
- free school meal (FSM) eligibility
- school characteristics
- religious denomination
Local authority data is shown for 5 aggregated ethnic groups along with pupils whose ethnicity was not known.
- Asian
- black
- mixed
- white
- ‘other’
This means percentages are shown for these groups as a whole. This is to make sure group sizes are big enough to make reliable generalisations.
Data for the traveller of Irish heritage ethnic group is based on a small number of pupils and is less reliable as a result. This was 189 pupils in the 2022 to 2023 school year.
3. By ethnicity (English Baccalaureate entry)
| Ethnicity | % | Number of pupils |
|---|---|---|
| All | 39.3 | 606,915 |
| Asian | 52.9 | 73,359 |
| Bangladeshi | 54.2 | 10,981 |
| Chinese | 64.2 | 3,383 |
| Indian | 59.4 | 19,601 |
| Pakistani | 46.1 | 27,242 |
| Asian other | 53.1 | 12,152 |
| Black | 46.8 | 37,983 |
| Black African | 49.3 | 26,334 |
| Black Caribbean | 39.1 | 6,787 |
| Black other | 43.9 | 4,862 |
| Mixed | 42.1 | 36,723 |
| Mixed White and Asian | 46.7 | 8,787 |
| Mixed White and Black African | 43.0 | 5,074 |
| Mixed White and Black Caribbean | 30.2 | 9,282 |
| Mixed other | 46.8 | 13,580 |
| White | 35.8 | 433,870 |
| White British | 34.3 | 392,497 |
| Gypsy, Roma | 14.6 | 1,429 |
| White Irish | 44.3 | 1,651 |
| Irish traveller | 18.5 | 189 |
| White other | 51.5 | 38,104 |
| Other | 52.0 | 12,989 |
| Unknown | 36.1 | 11,991 |
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4. By ethnicity (English Baccalaureate achievement)
| Ethnicity | % | number of pupils |
|---|---|---|
| All | 17.0 | 606,915 |
| Asian | 25.9 | 73,359 |
| Bangladeshi | 23.1 | 10,981 |
| Chinese | 46.7 | 3,383 |
| Indian | 35.5 | 19,601 |
| Pakistani | 16.4 | 27,242 |
| Asian other | 28.5 | 12,152 |
| Black | 16.4 | 37,983 |
| Black African | 18.5 | 26,334 |
| Black Caribbean | 9.3 | 6,787 |
| Black other | 15.4 | 4,862 |
| Mixed | 18.5 | 36,723 |
| Mixed White and Asian | 24.0 | 8,787 |
| Mixed White and Black African | 17.3 | 5,074 |
| Mixed White and Black Caribbean | 9.0 | 9,282 |
| Mixed other | 21.8 | 13,580 |
| White | 15.3 | 433,870 |
| White British | 14.5 | 392,497 |
| Gypsy, Roma | 2.0 | 1,429 |
| White Irish | 24.5 | 1,651 |
| Irish traveller | 3.7 | 189 |
| White other | 23.5 | 38,104 |
| Other | 21.6 | 12,989 |
| Unknown | 14.8 | 11,991 |
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5. Data sources
Source
Key stage 4 performance: 2022 to 2023 school year
Type of data
Administrative data
Type of statistic
National Statistics
Publisher
Department for Education
Publication frequency
Yearly
Purpose of data source
The main purpose is to measure the progress pupils make from the end of key stage 2 (KS2) to the end of KS4 (GCSE).
6. Download the data
This file contains the following: ethnicity, ethnicity type, year, gender, age(11-16), FSM, Special education need (SEN) type, Special Education need (SEN) grouping, admissions basis, type of school, religious character, value (%), numerator and denominator
This file contains the following: ethnicity, ethnicity_type, year, local authority (England), gender, age (11-16), value (%), numerator and denominator
This file contains the following: ethnicity, ethnicity type, year, gender, age(11-16), FSM, Special education need (SEN) type, Special Education need (SEN) grouping, admissions basis, type of school, religious character, value (%), numerator and denominator
This file contains the following: ethnicity, ethnicity_type, year, local authority (England), gender, age (11-16), value (%), numerator and denominator