What can short standardised tests tell us about the attainment and progress of individual pupils and of schools?
Exploring some of the problems with using commercial tests to measure pupil progress
Chances of success at Key Stage 4, part two
The second post in a series exploring the link between Key Stage 1 scores and Key Stage 4 results.
Value added measures in performance tables: A recap of the main issues for secondary schools
Announcing a new report for secondary schools that gives a different way of looking at value added.
Value added measures in performance tables: A recap of the main issues for primary schools
Announcing a new report for primary schools that gives a different way of looking at value added.
New name; same independent, cutting-edge research
Education Datalab is now FFT Education Datalab.
Progress 8: What if we started at the beginning?
A look at how Progress 8 scores would change if they were calculated purely based on those pupils on-roll in Year 7.
Difficult questions about some schools’ Key Stage 2 results
This research explores Progress 8 scores by feeder primary school – including a resource allowing secondary schools to see their own data.
The gender pay gap in academy trusts
The government's gender pay gap data has revealed huge disparities in how much men and women are paid.
Why do pupils who went to infant and first schools appear to underperform at Key Stage 4?
Is it real underperformance, or something else? The Datalab team take a look at the issue.