Exclusions and suspensions in 2024/25
An update to our regular series using attendance data to gauge the rate of exclusion and suspension in the whole of the 2024/25 academic year
Calculating a Key Stage 4 progress measure using CAT4 in place of Key Stage 2
There will be no official Progress 8 measures this year due to the cancellation of Key Stage 2 tests in 2020. However, we have produced an alternative measure using CAT4 scores as a baseline.
GCSE results 2025: The main trends in grades and entries
Our round-up of everything you need to know about this year's GCSE results.
Five things to look out for on GCSE results day
Our usual round-up of what to expect from GCSE results day
A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2025: The main trends in grades and entries
Our round up of everything you need to know about this year's results
Five things to look out for on results day for A-Levels, T-Levels and other Level 3 qualifications
Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2025.
Did raising the participation age lead to increased post-16 participation?
To mark ten years since the participation age was raised in England, we evaluate its impact
The rise of STEAM revisited
We investigate trends in students choosing a combination of STEM and arts subjects at A-Level.
The relationship between absence in Year 6 and Year 7
We aim to provide secondary schools with some guidelines about what level of pupil attendance in Year 6 may be cause for concern in their incoming Year 7 cohorts.