Exclusion and suspension rates in Autumn and Spring term 2023/24
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in autumn and spring terms 2023/24 were higher than last year
Languages are still harshly graded at GCSE
On average, pupils tend to achieve almost a grade lower in French, German and Spanish compared to English and maths
Pupil absence in Spring Term 2024
A summary of the latest data from FFT Attendance Tracker, showing how pupil absence so far this year compares to last year, and to pre-pandemic, broken down by year group and pupil characteristics.
The secondary school outcomes of pupils excluded (or suspended) in primary school
The highlights from a newly published report into the secondary school outcomes of pupils who were excluded during primary school. The research was conducted by Datalab on behalf of the charity Chance UK.
The long-term outcomes of pupils excluded in primary school: report
A report for charity Chance UK looking at the secondary school outcomes of pupils suspended or permanently excluded during primary school. Outcomes of pupils excluded in primary school - report Outcomes of pupils excluded in primary school - appendix
mA*ths Online Programme: Evaluation report
A report evaluating the impact of participating in the mA*ths Online Programme, which is run by Imperial College London in collaboration with Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI), on students who completed their A-Levels between 2019/20 and 2021/22.
The Access Project: Evaluation reports
Two reports evaluating the impact of The Access Project tuition on attainment at GCSE and A-Level and progression to selective universities in 2017/18 - 2019/20.
Where are all the secondary-only MATs?
We look into why there are nearly 80 large primary-only MATs, but just the one large secondary-only MAT.
How does absence change as pupils get older?
To mark the release of a new report in Attendance Tracker, we look at how absence changes as pupils move from one year group to the next, and how this varies by gender and disadvantage.