It also publishes data on the socio-economic gap in attainment in the early years, at key stage 2 and key stage 4. This data can be complex to navigate, but a number of think-tanks and research organisations analyse it to give a clearer picture of the education opportunities available to children from different socio-economic groups.
Over the past two years, pupil attainment has risen, according to data generated by the National Pupil Database.
The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile shows that 71.5 per cent of children achieved a "good" level of development in 2018, a 0.8 percentage point rise on 2017. The figure has been improving consistently since 2012, when 51.7 per cent of children achieved a good level of development.
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