Upcoming dataset release: Key Stage 4 Attainment Data to be released in April 2026

The Data Team are pleased to announce that the Key Stage 4 (KS4) Attainment datasets for the 2024 exam year will be available to download from the Reports area of the database on Thursday 30^th April 2026.

If you have worked with students between 2019/20 and 2023/24 who took their GCSEs in the Summer of 2024, then this release will allow you to see the attainment outcomes of these outreach participants, their school-average comparator, and any custom comparator students you recorded.

Updates in the 2024 Exam Year release

The release of the KS4 Attainment data for the 2024 cohort will see the following updates to the dataset:

• An updated format to improve the usability of the underlying dataset.
• The inclusion of new ‘Difference’ fields which pre-calculate the difference, or gap, between participant and comparator outcomes. This has been implemented to ensure that these metrics are present in both the dashboard and dataset to support use of the data.

This release will also see the following updates to the dashboard:

• An updated format and style to improve usability and navigation of the dashboard.
• The difference metrics now draw from the new fields in the KS4 dataset, improving performance time.
• A new ‘Activity Comparison’ function allowing comparison of participant attainment outcomes between two aggregation levels.

Key Stage 4 2024 Webinar

Join us for a webinar on Wednesday 13th May 2026, 10:00-11:00 AM where the Data Team will launch the latest data release, showcase the revamped Key Stage 4 Attainment Power BI Dashboard and keep you up to date on the breadth of resources available to support the evaluation of your pre-16 attainment raising interventions.

Please see the event announcement for further information about this event, including how to sign up.