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Class Size Rating

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Class Size Rating

Calculated

Rating based on average class size (Excellent to Large Classes)

Technical Details

Column Name
class_size_rating
Data Source
Calculated

Coverage by School Phase

How many schools have data available for this field.

Primary
100% 17910 / 17910
Secondary
100% 1263 / 1263
Secondary with Sixth Form
100% 2033 / 2033
Sixth Form Only
100% 289 / 289
All-through
100% 269 / 269
Special
100% 2059 / 2059
Independent
100% 1724 / 1724
Good (80%+)
Moderate (50-79%)
Poor (<50%)

This field does not contribute to the performance score calculation.

Value Distribution by School Phase

Distribution of categorical values across schools.

Primary (17910 schools, 6 values)

Excellent
12,100 67.6%
Very Good
2,389 13.3%
Good
1,758 9.8%
1,154 6.4%
Average
376 2.1%
Large Classes
133 0.7%

Secondary (1263 schools, 6 values)

Excellent
281 22.2%
Very Good
249 19.7%
Good
243 19.2%
Average
225 17.8%
Large Classes
204 16.2%
61 4.8%

Secondary with Sixth Form (2033 schools, 6 values)

Large Classes
1,859 91.4%
77 3.8%
Excellent
43 2.1%
Average
24 1.2%
Good
15 0.7%
Very Good
15 0.7%

Sixth Form Only (289 schools, 5 values)

255 88.2%
Large Classes
24 8.3%
Excellent
7 2.4%
Average
2 0.7%
Good
1 0.3%

All-through (269 schools, 6 values)

Large Classes
206 76.6%
Excellent
25 9.3%
Average
18 6.7%
11 4.1%
Very Good
5 1.9%
Good
4 1.5%

Special (2059 schools, 4 values)

Excellent
1,767 85.8%
290 14.1%
Very Good
1 0.0%
Large Classes
1 0.0%

Independent (1724 schools, 6 values)

Excellent
1,346 78.1%
Large Classes
170 9.9%
62 3.6%
Very Good
54 3.1%
Good
47 2.7%
Average
45 2.6%