Year 11 attendance this year
We use the latest Attendance Tracker data to analyse attendance and persistent absence among Year 11 pupils, nationally and regionally
Pupils joining and leaving the state-funded school system before and after the start of the pandemic
We examine the rate at which pupils have joined or left the state-funded school system in England in recent years. These rates fell during the height of the initial waves of the pandemic.
ECHILD: What we can learn from linked health and education data in England
ECHILD is a unique research database that joins together existing records from health, education and social care services for all children in England. The ECHILD research team at UCL has been using these linked data to better understand the complex inter-relationships between children’s health and education. Linking data in this way allows us to build [...]
The link between the Key Stage 2 SATs and teachers’ anxiety levels
We present the headlines from a new academic working paper investigating how SATs add to teachers' anxiety.
Are A-Level entry requirements higher for some subjects than others?
We try to make some deductions about the entry requirements for A-Level subjects based on the data held in the NPD.
Spring Term absence round-up
We bring you an up-to-date picture of absence across the country
The deployment of science teachers
A report on the deployment of science teachers in state-funded schools in England in 2019, based on analysis of the Schools Workforce Census.
Are MATs getting bigger?
We look at trends in the size of MATs over the last five years.
The long-term outcomes associated with Key Stage 4 science options
A report on the uptake of and long-term outcomes associated with triple science GCSE, based on analysis of the National Pupil Database and HESA data.