Dave Thomson, Author at FFT Education Datalab

About Dave Thomson

Dave Thomson is chief statistician at FFT with over fifteen years’ experience working with educational attainment data to raise attainment in local government, higher education and the commercial sector. His current research interests include linking education and workplace datasets to improve estimates of adult attainment and study the impact of education on employment and benefits outcomes.

Early analysis of 2018 Key Stage 4 results

Headline data from Aspire's KS4 Early Results Service.

By Dave Thomson|2019-10-31T11:46:45+00:006th September 2018|Exams and assessment, School accountability|

Are more pupils now leaving schools between Year 10 and the end of Year 11?

Looking in more detail at figures reported by the Times.

By Dave Thomson|2018-10-11T12:45:42+01:0029th August 2018|Exams and assessment, School accountability|

GCSE results 2018: How many grade 9s were awarded in the newly reformed subjects?

A look at the grades awarded at the top end of the scale.

By Dave Thomson|2018-09-05T11:21:38+01:0023rd August 2018|Exams and assessment|

GCSE results 2018: How widespread is early entry in English language and English literature?

The second of two preview posts ahead of this year's GCSE results day.

By Dave Thomson|2018-09-25T16:06:44+01:0021st August 2018|Exams and assessment, School accountability, School improvement|

A-Level results 2018: Who is still entering AS-Levels in England?

A detailed look at which pupils seem to have taken AS-Levels this year.

By Dave Thomson|2018-08-16T12:26:25+01:0016th August 2018|Exams and assessment, Post-16 provision|

A-Level results 2018: Does taking AS-Levels lead to improved A-Level grades?

The second of two preview posts ahead of this year's A-Level results day.

By Dave Thomson|2018-08-16T13:39:07+01:0015th August 2018|Exams and assessment, Post-16 provision|

A-Level results 2018: What will this year’s results look like?

The first of two preview posts ahead of this year's A-Level results day.

By Dave Thomson|2018-09-27T17:11:30+01:0015th August 2018|Exams and assessment, Post-16 provision|

What can we learn from Key Stage 1 scaled scores?

What we can learn from FFT's KS1 Early Results Service.

By Dave Thomson|2019-10-31T11:47:37+00:0012th July 2018|Exams and assessment, School accountability|

The relationship between Progress 8 and Ofsted judgments for disadvantaged schools

Looking at inspections since the introduction of Progress 8.

By Dave Thomson|2019-03-20T16:56:02+00:0011th July 2018|Pupil demographics, School accountability|