This description file contains variable names and descriptions for use with the downloadable 2010 Primary School Performance Tables. There are 5 different record types identifiable by the first field RecType. Not all variables are populated for all record types. For instance, school details are not populated for record types 3,4 and 5 which are Local and National averages. This page was created on Wed Mar 30 09:09:22 BST 2011 .

Field number Name Description
1 RecType Record type is 1 or 2 for school records
2 AlphaInd Alphabetical order indicator
3 LaCode Local Authority Code (see List of Abbreviations)
4 EstabCode Establishment number
5 SchoolName School name
6 Address1 School address (1)
7 Address2 School address (2)
8 Address3 School address (3)
9 Town School TOWN
10 PostCode School postcode
11 TelNum School telephone number
12 FlagCont Flag indicates whether a school boycotted some or all of the Key Stage 2 Tests in 2010
13 SchoolType School type.School type: AC - Academy; CY - Community School; CYS - Community Special School; VC - Voluntary Controlled School; VA - Voluntary Aided School; FD - Foundation School; FDS - Foundation Special School
14 AgeRange Age range
15 FlagConf Flag indicates that no confirmation from the school that the core performance information was checked
16 TotPup Total number of pupils (including part-time pupils)
17 TotSENssap Pupils with statements of SEN or supported at School Action Plus: number
18 PSENssap Pupils with statements of SEN or supported at School Action Plus: percentage
19 TotSENsa Pupils with SEN, supported at School Action: number
20 PSENsa Pupils with SEN, supported at School Action: percentage
21 TotPup11 Number of pupils aged 11 (i.e. aged 10 on previous August 31st)
22 TotElig Published eligible pupil number
23 TotEligSENssap Eligible pupils with SEN with a statement or supported at School Action Plus: number
24 PEligSENssap Eligible pupils with SEN with a statement or supported at School Action Plus: percentage
25 TotEligSENsa Eligible pupils with SEN supported at School Action: number
26 PEligSENsa Eligible pupils with SEN supported at School Action: percentage
27 PEngTestL4p Percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in English
28 PEngTestL5 Percentage of pupils achieving Level 5 in English
29 PEngTestNA Percentage of pupils absent from or not able to access the tests in English
30 PMatTestL4p Percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in mathematics
31 PMatTestL5 Percentage of pupils achieving Level 5 in mathematics
32 PMatTestNA Percentage of pupils absent from or not able to access the tests in mathematics
33 PEngmatTestL4p Percentage achieving level 4 or above in both English and maths
34 ApsEngmatTest Average point score for English and maths
35 ApsEngmatTest07 Average point score for English and maths 2007
36 ApsEngmatTest08 Average point score for English and maths 2008
37 ApsEngmatTest09 Average point score for English and maths 2009
38 ApsEngmatTest10 Average point score for English and maths 2010
39 PEngmatTestL4p08 Percentage achieving level 4 or above in both English and maths 2008
40 PEngmatTestL4p09 Percentage achieving level 4 or above in both English and maths 2009
41 PEngmatTestL4p10 Percentage achieving level 4 or above in both English and maths 2010
42 PEngTaL4p Percentage of pupils with Level 4 or above in English Teacher Assessment
43 PMatTaL4p Percentage of pupils with Level 4 or above in maths Teacher Assessment
44 PSciTaL4p Percentage of pupils with Level 4 or above in science Teacher Assessment
45 PEngTaL5 Percentage of pupils with Level 5 in English Teacher Assessment
46 PMatTaL5 Percentage of pupils with Level 5 in maths Teacher Assessment
47 PSciTaL5 Percentage of pupils with Level 5 in science Teacher Assessment
48 PEngTaAd Percentage of pupils absent or disapplied in English Teacher Assessment
49 PMatTaAd Percentage of pupils absent or disapplied in maths Teacher Assessment
50 PSciTaAd Percentage of pupils absent or disapplied in science Teacher Assessment
51 CvaMea CVA measure for pupils at the end of KS2
52 CvaCov Coverage indicator - percentage of pupils at the end of KS2 included in CVA calculation
53 CvaLconf Lower range of CVA Confidence interval
54 CvaUconf Upper range of CVA Confidence interval
55 PProgEng2p Percentage of pupils achieving 2 or more levels of progress in English
56 ProgEngCov Percentage of pupils in English progress measure
57 PProgMat2p Percentage of pupils achieving 2 or more levels of progress in maths
58 ProgMatCov Percentage of pupils in maths progress measure
59 FlagKs4 Flag indicates if school will be published in the Key Stage 4 Performance Tables
60 FlagKs5 Flag indicates if school will be published in the Key Stage 5 Performance Tables
61 LaCov Percentage of eligible pupils who did not have a boycott flag (LA and national records only)
62 PAbsTot Percentage of sessions missed through total absence (both authorised and unauthorised)
63 PAbsUa Percentage of sessions missed through total unauthorised absence
64 PAbsPa Percentage of pupils in school with persistent absence
65 FlagAbs Flag indicates if school's absence data was affected by severe weather conditions