How many pupils from mainstream schools are educated off site each week?
We look at how many pupils were educated off-site, dual-registered and absent due to exclusion in the week ending 8th October 2021
Who’s Left 2021
The rate at which pupils left secondary schools before the end of Year 11, which had been increasing, fell between January 2020 and January 2021.
How free school meal eligibility has been changing and why we might need new measures of disadvantage
Changes to free school meal eligibility could well have consequences for how we measure the attainment gap and allocate Pupil Premium funding over the next few years
Flows of pupils into and out of state schools before and during the pandemic
The school roll in London is falling. But it's not just because pupils are leaving.
What might a minimum entry threshold for higher education look like?
We present some data on achievement in A-levels and equivalent that might be useful to those thinking about a minimum entry threshold to higher education.
Key Stage 4 Attainment in 2021: The headlines
Some key highlights from our analysis of overall attainment at Key Stage 4 this year
The School Quality Index: An answer to the accountability question?
Presenting a method of combining a range of indicators about schools to produce a more rounded measure of performance
How much Pupil Premium funding have schools missed out on? An update
Revisiting the impact of DfE changing their methodology for Pupil Premium funding
Investigating alternative provision: Part two
The second part of a two-part blogpost examining the characteristics and outcomes of pupils who experience alternative provision.