Understanding trends in the study of economics
We look at trends over the last ten years at GCSE, A-Level and first degree level, focusing in on the school and pupil characteristics that are most – and least – associated with studying economics.
How did the gender gap in top GCSE grades change during the pandemic?
A subject-by-subject breakdown of gender gaps before, during and after the pandemic.
Pathways into low attainment at Key Stage 4
We use latent class analysis to gain insights into low attaining Key Stage 4 pupils in England.
The schools that send no pupils on to A-Levels in the EBacc subjects (and a few others)
We look at the proportion of schools who send no pupils on to study various subjects at A-Level, broken down by gender.
Intersectionality and Key Stage 5 subject choice
We look at how likely pupils are to progress to study A-Levels, broken down by gender, ethnicity and level of disadvantage.
A closer look at pupils who did not achieve the basics at GCSE
We use data from 1,500 secondary schools to look at the characteristics and grades of pupils who did not achieve a grade 4 or above in English and/or maths GCSE.
Five things to look out for on GCSE results day
GCSE results are out on Thursday. We'll be posting analysis on the day, but in the meantime here are some things we'll be looking out for on the day.
Five things to look out for on results day for A-Levels, T-Levels and other Level 3 qualifications
Results are out on Thursday. As always, we’ll be posting commentary on the day, but here are some things we'll be looking out for.
The current state of play for MATs
According to government figures, there were just 203 academies open in 2010, when a Labour government was last in power. The latest data shows that there are now over 10,000, amounting to 50% of all open schools.