School results for 10 to 11 year olds

Published 8 August 2023

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Contents

1. Navigate toMain facts and figures section
2. Navigate toThings you need to know section
3. Navigate to By ethnicity (reading) section
4. Navigate to By ethnicity (writing) section
5. Navigate to By ethnicity (maths) section
6. Navigate to By ethnicity (reading, writing and maths combined) section
7. Navigate to By ethnicity (grammar, punctuation and spelling) section
8. Navigate toData sources section
9. Navigate toDownload the data section

1. Main facts and figures

in the 2021 to 2022 school year, the Indian ethnic group had the highest percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading (83%), writing (81%), reading, writing and maths combined (74%), and grammar, punctuation and spelling (87%) out of all ethnic groups
the Indian ethnic group also had the highest percentage of pupils meeting the higher standard for reading (39%) and grammar, punctuation and spelling (52%)
the Chinese ethnic group had the highest percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in maths (93%), and the highest percentage meeting the higher standard in writing (24%), maths (58%), and reading, writing and maths combined (19%)
white Gypsy and Roma pupils had the lowest percentage meeting the expected standard in reading (29%) and maths (25%), reading, writing and maths combined (15%), and grammar, punctuation and spelling (23%)
pupils from an Irish Traveller background had the lowest percentage achieving the expected standard in writing (23%)

2. Things you need to know

What the data measures

The data shows the percentage of pupils at state-funded schools in England who met the expected or higher standards in:

reading
writing
maths
reading, writing and maths combined
grammar, punctuation and spelling

The data files also include:

pupil progress in each of reading, writing and maths
the average scaled scores for reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.

Not included in the data

The data does not include:

pupils in independent schools, alternative provision or those who are home schooling
local authority figures for the Isles of Scilly and City of London as they only have one school each – this means there are not enough pupils to be able to make reliable generalisations

The ethnic groups used in the data

Data is shown for the 18 ethnic groups used in the 2011 Census, with 2 exceptions:

there are separate categories for white Irish Traveller and white Gypsy and Roma pupils
pupils in the Chinese ethnic group are in a separate category from Asian pupils

Ethnicity was known for 98% of year 1 pupils and 99% of year 2 pupils.

Methodology

Read the detailed methodology document for the data on this page.

In the data file

Download the data for:

measures of pupil progress in each of reading, writing and maths
the average scaled scores for reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling
further breakdowns by local authority, gender and free school meals eligibility

Local authority data is shown for 5 aggregated ethnic groups:

Asian
black
mixed
white
other

This means estimates are shown for these groups as a whole. This is to make sure group sizes are big enough to make reliable generalisations.

3. By ethnicity (reading)

Location:: England
Time period:: 2021 to 2022 school year
Source:: Key stage 2 attainment

Percentage of pupils achieving the expected and higher standards in reading, by ethnicity
Ethnicity	Expected standard	Higher standard
	%	%
All	75	28
Asian	78	32
Bangladeshi	79	32
Indian	83	39
Pakistani	73	25
Asian other	78	33
Black	75	27
Black African	77	28
Black Caribbean	71	22
Black other	73	26
Chinese	78	38
Mixed	77	31
Mixed white and Asian	81	36
Mixed white and black African	78	30
Mixed white and black Caribbean	71	23
Mixed other	78	32
White	74	27
White British	75	28
White Irish	78	35
Gypsy or Roma	29	5
Irish Traveller	34	7
White other	73	28
Other	68	24
Unknown	58	21

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4. By ethnicity (writing)

Location:: England
Time period:: 2021 to 2022 school year
Source:: Key stage 2 attainment

Percentage of pupils achieving the expected and high standards in writing, by ethnicity
Ethnicity	Expected standard	Higher standard
	%	%
All	69	13
Asian	74	16
Bangladeshi	77	16
Indian	81	21
Pakistani	68	10
Asian other	75	17
Black	70	13
Black African	72	14
Black Caribbean	63	8
Black other	69	12
Chinese	75	24
Mixed	72	15
Mixed white and Asian	77	19
Mixed white and black African	73	14
Mixed white and black Caribbean	63	8
Mixed other	73	17
White	69	12
White British	69	12
White Irish	69	18
Gypsy or Roma	25	1
Irish Traveller	23	1
White other	70	14
Other	64	11
Unknown	54	9

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5. By ethnicity (maths)

Location:: England
Time period:: 2021 to 2022 school year
Source:: Key stage 2 attainment

Percentage of pupils reaching the expected and higher standards in maths, by ethnicity
Ethnicity	Expected standard	Higher standard
	%	%
All	71	22
Asian	80	34
Bangladeshi	80	31
Indian	86	44
Pakistani	72	23
Asian other	81	38
Black	71	20
Black African	74	23
Black Caribbean	60	12
Black other	68	18
Chinese	93	58
Mixed	72	24
Mixed white and Asian	78	32
Mixed white and black African	72	21
Mixed white and black Caribbean	61	13
Mixed other	74	27
White	70	21
White British	70	20
White Irish	72	26
Gypsy or Roma	25	3
Irish Traveller	26	3
White other	76	27
Other	71	25
Unknown	57	17

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6. By ethnicity (reading, writing and maths combined)

Location:: England
Time period:: 2021 to 2022 school year
Source:: Key stage 2 attainment

Percentage of pupils achieving the expected and higher standards in reading, writing and maths, by ethnicity
Ethnicity	Expected standard	Higher standard
	%	%
All	59	7
Asian	66	10
Bangladeshi	67	10
Indian	74	15
Pakistani	59	6
Asian other	67	11
Black	59	7
Black African	62	8
Black Caribbean	49	4
Black other	56	6
Chinese	70	19
Mixed	61	9
Mixed white and Asian	68	12
Mixed white and black African	62	8
Mixed white and black Caribbean	49	4
Mixed other	63	10
White	58	7
White British	58	7
White Irish	61	11
Gypsy or Roma	15	1
Irish Traveller	16	0
White other	61	8
Other	55	7
Unknown	44	5

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7. By ethnicity (grammar, punctuation and spelling)

Location:: England
Time period:: 2021 to 2022 school year
Source:: Key stage 2 attainment

Percentage of pupils achieving the expected and higher standards in grammar, punctuation and spelling, by ethnicity
Ethnicity	Expected standard	Higher standard
	%	%
All	72	28
Asian	81	43
Bangladeshi	83	44
Indian	87	52
Pakistani	76	34
Asian other	82	46
Black	77	34
Black African	79	37
Black Caribbean	68	22
Black other	75	30
Chinese	83	51
Mixed	75	32
Mixed white and Asian	81	40
Mixed white and black African	76	32
Mixed white and black Caribbean	66	20
Mixed other	77	35
White	71	25
White British	71	24
White Irish	73	31
Gypsy or Roma	23	3
Irish Traveller	24	3
White other	74	32
Other	70	31
Unknown	57	23

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8. Data sources

Source

Key stage 2 attainment

Type of data

Administrative data

Type of statistic

National Statistics

Publisher

Department for Education

Publication frequency

Yearly

Purpose of data source

This data provides results for the 2023 key stage 2 national curriculum assessments. The results are used to monitor pupils’ attainment in reading, writing, maths and grammar, punctuation and spelling