Changes in schools’ Progress 8 scores over time
A look at how the Progress 8 scores of schools have changed since the measure was introduced, including breakdowns by region, school type, and school-level disadvantage
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.
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.
Attendance of disadvantaged pupils in disadvantaged secondary schools
Absence is high, particularly among disadvantaged pupils. Here we see whether their absence has any relationship with the disadvantage level of their schools.
Incentivising GCSE language take-up – what difference will it make?
With a renewed push on entries to GCSEs in languages, we calculate how many extra entries could be added if "spare seats" in existing classes were filled
Pupil absence in Autumn Term 2023
We take you through some of the latest patterns in pupil absence and persistent absence from our Attendance Tracker schools
Persistent absence in Welsh secondary schools by pupil group
To mark the release of persistent absence analysis by pupil group for Welsh schools in Attendance Tracker, we take a look at some patterns from last year's data
Pupil attendance in the first half of Autumn Term 2023
The latest insights from Attendance Tracker, including how things have changed since last year and persistent absence among vulnerable pupils