Contextualising Progress 8
As part of our work on a school quality index, we set our approach to measuring academic outcomes using a contextualised Progress 8 measure
Absence during SATs week
Absence among Year 6 pupils fell markedly on the four days on which SATs took place last week.
Pupils with absence rates between 5% and 15%
We examine the characteristics and absence patterns of pupils with an absence rate of 5% to 15% over the first two terms this year
Investigating managed moves part two
In this second and final part, we examine the Key Stage 4 outcomes of pupils who we think have probably experienced a managed move
Investigating managed moves part one
In the first part of this two-part article we attempt to identify managed moves using data from School Census
Do pupils in single sex schools get better grades?
Pupils in single sex schools get better grades, on average, than those in mixed schools . We look into why this might be.
What do Ofsted and speed dating have in common?
Are inspectors' judgments influenced by the previous judgments they made?
Measuring the quality of staffing deployment and quality of experiences across secondary school science departments in England
This study combines survey and administrative data to explore whether secondary school science departments that teachers feel are good places to work also have good science teacher deployment.
Changes in schools’ Progress 8 scores over time
A look at how the Progress 8 scores of schools have changed since the measure was introduced, including breakdowns by region, school type, and school-level disadvantage