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.
Investigating alternative provision: Part one
Part one of a two-part blogpost examining the characteristics and outcomes of pupils who experience alternative provision.
Has the Key Stage 4 disadvantage gap widened this year?
Provisional analysis using data from 1,200 secondary schools suggests that the gap widened slightly in 2021.
What’s behind the increasing attainment gap between independent and state schools?
A higher percentage of GCSE entries were awarded grade 7 or above this year, particularly in independent schools. We look at why this might have happened.
How will 2021 GCSE results compare to previous years?
We expect some slight increase in GCSE results compared to last year in most subjects
How much Pupil Premium funding have schools missed out on?
See how much funding schools have missed out on as a result of changes to the way pupil premium funding has been allocated this year.