How can we evaluate the impact of RISE teams?
RISE teams are the government's new school improvement taskforce. We look at how their work in targeted intervention schools might be evaluated.
RISE teams are the government's new school improvement taskforce. We look at how their work in targeted intervention schools might be evaluated.
In this second part we calculate some alternative performance indicators that reflect pupil mobility
We set the scene for measuring pupil mobility alongside secondary school performance indicators and examine how many pupils change schools between Year 7 and Year 11.
In response to a reader request, we look at how consistently study leave has been granted to Year 11 pupils taking public exams this year
Pupil numbers in independent schools fell between January 2024 and January 2025. But this does not necessarily mean that pupils left.
We look at the numbers of students studying STEM subjects by gender, ethnicity and disadvantage.
Rates of exclusion and suspension have been rising since the pandemic. But there are emerging signs based on this year's data that rates might be plateauing.
Highlights from new research into high-achieving children from disadvantaged backgrounds, focusing on school absences, exclusions and cautions/sentences from the police.
A summary of how pupil attainment and progress have changed over time in "opportunity areas" and "education investment areas" - from designation, through the pandemic, to the most recent set of results