The effect on absence of going to a new school
Year 7 pupils had low rates of absence in the first half-term after secondary transfer last year but they then quickly accelerated
Splitting the disadvantage gap within and between schools, part two
Schools' Progress 8 scores for disadvantaged pupils tend to be correlated with the percentage of disadvantaged pupils in a school's cohort. But this is the case in some regions more than others.
Splitting the disadvantage gap within and between schools, part one
Around 8% of the gap in Progress 8 scores between disadvantaged pupils and non-disadvantaged pupils in 2024 appears to be attributable to the way in which pupils from both groups are shared out between schools
Pupil absence in Autumn Term 2024
We bring you this Autumn's absence figures from Attendance Tracker, comparing rates of absence and persistent absence with the previous Autumn and with pre-pandemic
Part-time timetables and flexi-schooling in the Autumn Term
We dig into attendance registers for clues as to how many pupils have part-time tables and flexi-schooling arrangements
Low oral reading fluency at the end of Key Stage 1
Summer born disadvantaged boys are at much greater risk of achieving a low level of early literacy compared to other pupils
Schools Like Yours – Updated with 2024 data
We've added new data to our Schools Like Yours tool. Use it to find similar schools to yours.
So. Farewell then Progress 8
A round-up of provisional Key Stage 4 Performance Tables data for 2024. Will Progress 8 be missed next year?
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.