DescriptionData on educational attainment, school exclusions, and outcomes for Black British students. Sourced from DfE GCSE statistics and exclusions data.

Education — UK Black Demographics | BlackBritish.org.uk

DfE GCSE and equivalent results 2022/23

Black African pupils achieved

57.3%

at 5+ GCSEs A*–C including English and Maths in 2022/23 — above the national average of 53.5% and above white British pupils (52.3%).

Black Caribbean pupils achieved

44.8%

— a gap of 8.7 percentage points below the national average. This gap has persisted across multiple years of DfE data.

Black GCSE Attainment

Black African

Black Caribbean

DfE Permanent and fixed-period exclusions 2022/23

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Data Topic · Education

Education

GCSE attainment, school exclusions, and educational outcomes for Black British students in England. Primary sources: Department for Education annual statistics and HESA higher education data.

GCSE attainment and exclusion figures are drawn from DfE annual statistics. Higher education data is under verification against HESA.

Black African 5+ GCSEs A*–C

DfE 2022/23

Black Caribbean 5+ GCSEs A*–C

0.15%

Black Caribbean permanent exclusion rate

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Black Caribbean exclusion rate vs national

DfE exclusions 2022/23

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Black African pupils outperform the national average at GCSE. Black Caribbean pupils continue to face a significant attainment gap — 8.7 percentage points below the national average in 2022/23. These patterns have persisted for over a decade.

Black African — 5+ GCSEs A*–C inc. English & Maths

Above national average of 53.5% · DfE 2022/23

Black Caribbean — 5+ GCSEs A*–C inc. English & Maths

8.7pp below national average · DfE 2022/23

53.5%

National average — 5+ GCSEs A*–C inc. English & Maths

England 2022/23 · DfE

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