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Trend Direction

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Trend Direction

Calculated

Performance trend direction (improving/stable/declining)

Technical Details

Column Name
trend_direction
Data Source
Calculated

Coverage by School Phase

How many schools have data available for this field.

Primary
81% 14633 / 17910
Secondary
0% 0 / 1263
Secondary with Sixth Form
0% 0 / 2033
Sixth Form Only
0% 0 / 289
All-through
0% 0 / 269
Special
0% 0 / 2059
Independent
0% 0 / 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 (14633 schools, 3 values)

stable
1,552 10.6%
improving
6,812 46.6%
declining
6,269 42.8%