Key Stage 4 attainment indicators for special and alternative provision schools
Announcing a new report in FFT Aspire for special and alternative provision schools
Exclusions and suspensions in Autumn 2024/25
Rates of exclusion and suspension have been rising since the pandemic. There are signs from the Autumn term that rates might be plateauing.
The effect on absence of going to a new school
Year 7 pupils had low rates of absence in the first half-term after secondary transfer last year but they then quickly accelerated
Splitting the disadvantage gap within and between schools, part two
Schools' Progress 8 scores for disadvantaged pupils tend to be correlated with the percentage of disadvantaged pupils in a school's cohort. But this is the case in some regions more than others.
Splitting the disadvantage gap within and between schools, part one
Around 8% of the gap in Progress 8 scores between disadvantaged pupils and non-disadvantaged pupils in 2024 appears to be attributable to the way in which pupils from both groups are shared out between schools
Part-time timetables and flexi-schooling in the Autumn Term
We dig into attendance registers for clues as to how many pupils have part-time tables and flexi-schooling arrangements
So. Farewell then Progress 8
A round-up of provisional Key Stage 4 Performance Tables data for 2024. Will Progress 8 be missed next year?
Exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24 were higher than last year
Usage of new attendance codes
New statutory guidance for managing attendance, including changes to absence codes used in school registers, was introduced at the start of the year. We have an early look at what the data looks like for the new codes.