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<p>The number of state-funded students in scope for the 16-18 Maths measures and their
attainment, split by disadvantage status[1] and prior attainment[2], can be found
in tables 1-4, attached. These figures are for 2017/18. This expands on published
data within the Department’s statistical release, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised</a>.</p><p>The
number of state-funded students in scope for the 16-18 maths and English progress
measures and their attainment, split by disadvantage status, prior attainment, and
the type of qualification the student sat in their KS4 study[3], [4] are available
in tables 5-8, attached. These figures are for 2017/18.</p><p>Disaggregating the published
figures has necessitated a slightly different methodology to calculate the number
of students with positive progress. In some cases this leads to a negligible difference
when totals are compared to the published data within the Department’s statistical
release[5].</p><p>For figures in 2016/17, tables 1-8 have been replicated in tables
9-16, attached.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Disadvantage status is taken from the census recorded
completed for that student’s final year of key stage 4 study.</p><p>[2] In previous
PQs 251400–251406, prior attainment was given based on three groups (‘entry level
or fail’, ‘below grade 3/D’ and ‘grade 3/D’). In the attached tables with information
relating to prior attainment points, these points are based on the student’s highest
prior attainment in mathematics or English. ‘Entry level or fail’ is synonymous with
points 0 and 0.4. ‘Below grade 3 or D’ is synonymous with points 0.8–3.0. ‘Grade 3
or D’ is synonymous with points 4.0. This is the case for all the tables provided.</p><p>[3]
‘GCSE or equivalent’ includes students whose highest prior attainment were in a GCSE,
International GCSE or level 2 certificate. Qualifications are included in this group
because they are all similarly graded on a 9-1 or A*-G scale and are included as part
of the condition for funding calculations. ‘Other level 2 qualifications’ includes
students whose highest prior attainment was in any other level 2 qualification. This
includes level 2 functional skills and free standing maths that are included as part
of the condition of funding calculations. This is the case for tables 5-8 and 13-16.</p><p>[4]
The methodology used means that for a small number of students any entries into maths
during their 16-18 study which did not reach the grade 4/C threshold (leaving them
in scope), may have led to their prior attainment being reclassified. This will have
had no noticeable effect on the overall figures. Due to the methodology used to assign
points to English literature and language, a small number of students may be assigned
to a different qualification type. This is the case for tables 5-8 and 13-16.</p><p>
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