Upcoming dataset release: Key Stage 5 Attainment Data to be released in June 2026

The Data Team are pleased to announce that the Key Stage 5 (KS5) Attainment datasets for the 2024 exam year will be available to download from the Reports area of the database on Friday 19th June 2026.

If you have worked with students between 2022/23 and 2023/24 who took their A-level and equivalent exams 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. This outcome data is provided at Descriptor, Programme Title, and Activity Type level, helping you to evaluate the efficacy of your post-16 attainment-raising activities and plan future outreach.

Updates in the 2024 Exam Year release

The release of the KS5 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 KS5 dataset, improving performance time.
• A new ‘Activity Comparison’ function allowing comparison of participant attainment outcomes between two aggregation levels.