What will be the impact of extending universal free school meals in London?
We run through some options for evaluating the impact on absence and attainment of extending free school meals to pupils in Years 3 to 6 in schools in the Capital.
Are Ofsted inspections helpful for choosing secondary schools?
Ofsted argue that inspections support school choice. But can this be true if some schools haven't been inspected for several years?
Absence in the first half of Spring Term
At the end of last term we saw high levels of illness-related absence. In this post, we look at absence in Spring Term so far to see whether things have improved.
What is persistent absence measuring (and does it need to change)?
Why looking at the number of spells of absence alongside rates of absence helps to identify those who are most likely to remain persistently absent
By how much does attainment vary from term to term among pupils in primary schools?
Many primary schools use termly standardised tests. We take a look at how much pupils' scores change from term to term.
Pupil attendance during teacher strikes
New data from Attendance Tracker looking at pupil attendance during last week's strike action
How do inspector characteristics link to short school inspection outcomes of primary schools?
This post is the last in a five part series on Ofsted inspections.
What is the joint impact of all the characteristics of Ofsted inspectors that we examine?
This post is the fourth in a five part series on Ofsted inspections.
The relationship between Ofsted judgements and inspection team size
This post is the third in a five part series on Ofsted inspections.