Back to Department for Education

Education and Skills In Your Area

The In Your Area website will be closing on the 4th July 2013, data from the website will be archived and made available on gov.uk.
The latest official statistical publications from the department are now published on gov.uk.

View schoolsView schools

Results

Meta informationPart-time equivalent number of free early education places filled by three and four year olds

20052006200720082009201020112012
Local Authorities
Northamptonshire14,04013,83514,35014,60515,14015,81016,01716,956
Regions
East Midlands86,27085,52087,86591,47595,49098,50097,969101,980
National
England1,027,9701,029,7051,054,8001,098,0901,128,7901,177,2351,182,3801,229,535

Export to CSVExport to CSV

Meta informationAchievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least 6 in each of the scales in Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy

20052006200720082009201020112012
Local Authorities
Northamptonshire4545465154586164
Regions
East Midlands4847475053565965
National
England4845464952565964

Figures for 2005 and 2006 are derived from the child level sample. Figures from 2007 are derived from the full child level collection, therefore confidence limits do not apply.

Export to CSVExport to CSV

Meta informationNarrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest

20052006200720082009201020112012
Local Authorities
Northamptonshire34.834.134.333.431.530.531.128.4
Regions
East Midlands41.236.735.834.534.132.131.429.6
National
England38.938.337.235.633.932.731.430.1

The figures for 2005 were derived from the aggregate collection. Figures for 2008 are derived from the full child level collection.
The table shows the percentage gap in achievement between the lowest 20 per cent of achieving children in a local authority (mean score), and the score of the median child in the same authority expressed as a percentage of the same median score.

Export to CSVExport to CSV

National Summary

In 2012 the number of free part-time early education places taken up by three and four year olds in maintained, private, voluntary and independent providers was 1,229,535 up from 1,027,970 in 2005.

In 2012 64% of children achieved at least 78 points across the Foundation Stage Profile with a least 6 in each of the scales Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy.

The gap in Foundation Stage Profile achievement between the lowest achieving quintile of children and the median child in England fell from 38.9% to 30.1% between 2005 and 2012.

In Your Area

Download

Quick links

Meta Information

Dataset Title
Part-time equivalent number of free early education places filled by three and four year olds
Geographic Coverage
England
Contact Name
Contact Address
Contact E-mail Address
schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk
Statistical Metadata
Scope and Purpose
Administrative / Methodological Procedures
Figures for LAs that were re-organised in April 1997 were obtained by apportionment.

Up to 2010, a PTE place was equivalent to 12.5 hours and calculations in the table are on that basis. In 2011, the free entitlement was extended to 15 hours for all children so the calculation changed for this year onwards to reflect the change. A consistent time series at national level using 15 hours as 1 PTE place was calculated for 2007 to 2011 and published as part of the Provision for Children publication, available at : http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s001009/index.shtml.

Concepts and Definitions
. = Not Applicable
.. = Not Available
- = Nil or negligible
(p) = Provisional data
Data Classifications
Edit and Imputation Procedures
Validation and Quality Assurance
Geographic Referencing
Disclosure Control / Confidentiality
Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
Sources for Further Information or Advice
e-mail schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk
Web http://www.education.gov.uk

Meta Information

Dataset Title
Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least 6 in each of the scales in Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy 1.
Geographic Coverage
England
Contact Name
Contact Address
Contact E-mail Address
info@education.gsi.gov.uk
Statistical Metadata
Scope and Purpose
Administrative / Methodological Procedures
Data provided by 150 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.
Concepts and Definitions
  1. Figures for 2005 and 2006 are derived from the child level sample. Figures for 2007 are derived from the full child level collection, therefore confidence limits do not apply.
  2. The figures may differ to those published in the main Statistical Release (SFR 32/2007) for some authorities as this table includes the most recent data.
  3. The measure "percentage of children achieving 6 or more across 7 scales and 78 points or more" defines the overall level of achievement within an authority.
These indicators formed part of the previous governments set of National Indicators. Further information on these is available on the Department for Communications and Local Government website via the following link: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/nationalindicator
Data Classifications
Edit and Imputation Procedures
None
Validation and Quality Assurance
Data is validated against historic data held by DfE.

2007 is the first year that schools and early years' settings have been under a statutory obligation to send full data for every individual child in respect of the 13 summary scales to their Local Authorities. DfE data needs are met by asking Local Authorities to provide this full complement of data once it has been checked. In previous years, Local Authorities have submitted a random 10 per cent sample of their individual child level records from the Foundation Stage Profile or an aggregate level dataset covering all children.

For more detailed information on the assessment scales and the individual scale points, please see the EYFS Profile Handbook, available on the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) website at: http://www.qcda.gov.uk/assessment/5065.aspx

Geographic Referencing
Disclosure Control / Confidentiality
Sources for Further Information or Advice
Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results in England, 2009/10
http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000961/index.shtml

Meta Information

Dataset Title
Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest.1,2
Geographic Coverage
England
Contact Name
Contact Address
Contact E-mail Address
info@education.gsi.gov.uk
Statistical Metadata
Scope and Purpose
The percentage gap in achievement between the lowest 20 per cent of achieving children in a local authority (mean score), and the score of the median child in the same authority expressed as a percentage of the same median score.
Administrative / Methodological Procedures
Data provided by 150 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.
Concepts and Definitions
  1. The figures for 2005 and 2006 were derived from the aggregate collection. Figures from 2007 are derived from the full child level collection.
  2. The percentage gap in achievement between the lowest 20 per cent of achieving children in a local authority (mean score), and the score of the median child in the same authority expressed as a percentage of the same median score.
These indicators formed part of the previous governments set of National Indicators. Further information on these is available on the Department for Communications and Local Government website via the following link: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/nationalindicator
Data Classifications
Edit and Imputation Procedures
None
Validation and Quality Assurance
Data is validated against historic data held by DfE.

2007 is the first year that schools and early years' settings have been under a statutory obligation to send full data for every individual child in respect of the 13 summary scales to their Local Authorities. DfE data needs are met by asking Local Authorities to provide this full complement of data once it has been checked. In previous years, Local Authorities have submitted a random 10 per cent sample of their individual child level records from the Foundation Stage Profile or an aggregate level dataset covering all children.

For more detailed information on the assessment scales and the individual scale points, please see the EYFS Profile Handbook, available on the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) website at: http://www.qcda.gov.uk/assessment/5065.aspx

Geographic Referencing
Disclosure Control / Confidentiality
Figures are rounded to one decimal place.
Sources for Further Information or Advice
Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results in England, 2009/10
http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000961/index.shtml