2024 DfE dataset - additional L3 vocational benchmarked qualifications - April 2025

2024 DfE dataset - additional L3 vocational benchmarked qualifications - April 2025

One of the issues we have faced during the pandemic is the lack of a national dataset released by the DfE.

Prior to the recent release of the 2024 national dataset, the 2019 DfE dataset represents the last time we were able to generate benchmarks. This has caused issues for subject coverage from a vocational KS5 perspective, with many courses having been examined for the first time post-2019. 

Note: these are available for analysis for all gradepoints from September 2023 to Results 2024. 
In addition, we have decided to make them available via the Provider toggle for all gradepoints used for monitoring between September 2024 and Results 2025. The default benchmark for this cohort remains the 2019 DfE dataset as we believe it is the most representative in terms of prior attainment and outcomes for the summer 2025 results. However there remain subject gaps in this dataset some of which have been covered by the DfE 2024 dataset. It felt appropriate to us to allow you to switch benchmarks to view value-added analysis for these subjects, although we express caution that any analysis will be relevant to the unique context of the 2024 outcomes. 

The list below outlines the subject for which we have been able to generate a benchmark from the DfE 2024 dataset. 


Subject
1  BTEC Cert - Applied Psychology
2  BTEC Cert - Travel & Tourism
3  BTEC Ext Cert - Applied Human Biology
4  BTEC Ext Cert - Applied Psychology
5  BTEC Ext Cert - Construction & the Built Environment
6  BTEC Ext Cert - Esports
7  BTEC Ext Cert - Marketing
8  BTEC Ext Cert - Music Performance
9  BTEC Ext Cert - Performance
10  BTEC Ext Cert - Sound Engineering
11  BTEC Ext Cert - Sports Coaching
12  BTEC Ext Cert - Travel & Tourism
13  BTEC Ext Cert - Uniformed Protective Services
14  BTEC Dip - Animal Management
15  BTEC Dip - Computing
16  BTEC Dip - Construction & the Built Environment
17  BTEC Dip - Forensic & Criminal Investigation
18  BTEC Dip - Sports Coaching & Development
19  BTEC Dip - Uniformed Protective Services
20  BTEC Ext Dip - Animal Management with Science
21  BTEC Ext Dip - Art & Design Practice
22  BTEC Ext Dip - Civil Engineering
23  BTEC Ext Dip - Creative Media Practice
24  BTEC Ext Dip - Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
25  BTEC Ext Dip - Esports
26  BTEC Ext Dip - Forensic & Criminal Investigation
27  BTEC Ext Dip - Music
28  BTEC Ext Dip - Performing Arts Practice
29  BTEC Ext Dip - Production Arts Practice
30  BTEC Ext Dip - Sport, Fitness and Personal Training
31  BTEC Ext Dip - Sports Coaching & Development
32  BTEC Ext Dip - Travel & Tourism
33  BTEC Ext Dip - Uniformed Protective Services
34  BTEC Found Dip - Construction & the Built Environment
35  BTEC Found Dip - Esports
36  BTEC Found Dip - Music
37  BTEC Found Dip - Performing Arts Practice
38  BTEC Found Dip - Production Arts Practice
39  BTEC Found Dip - Sport & Exercise Science
40  BTEC Found Dip - Sport & Fitness
41  BTEC Found Dip - Sports Coaching & Development
42  BTEC Found Dip - Travel & Tourism
43  BTEC Found Dip - Uniformed Protective Services
44  Cam Tec Dip - Digital Media
45  Cam Tec Ext Dip - Business
46  Cam Tec Ext Dip - IT