The link between school belonging and GCSE outcomes
Pupils who feel they belong at school tend to get better GCSE grades, but much of that link disappears once otherwise similar pupils are compared.
The jingle-jangle problem of measuring “school belonging”
A look at how three international surveys measure school belonging, and why a single score may tell schools less than it seems.
How many students resit English and maths? An update
We look at how many and how often students who have not achieved grade 4 or higher in GCSE English and maths resit those subjects up to age 19
Languages were less harshly graded at GCSE this year, but there is still some way to go
GCSEs in modern foreign languages have historically been severely graded. We look to see if anything has changed with the introduction of new specifications.
Exclusions and suspensions in 2025/26
An update to our regular series using attendance data to gauge the rate of exclusion and suspension in the whole of the 2025/26 academic year.
Achieving the White Paper’s attendance target
We use data from FFT Attendance Tracker to explore the level of ambition of the Government's attendance target, announced in the White Paper earlier this year
GCSE and Level 1/2 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries
Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results.
Five things to look out for on GCSE results day
Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on GCSE results day 2026
A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries
Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results.