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.
How much does private tutoring matter for grammar school admissions?
Before the 2017 general election, it seemed like grammar schools were about to make a widespread return to England. Although this didn’t happen after the Tories lost their parliamentary majority, the new Secretary of State for Education has backed plans to allow existing grammar schools to expand. This renewed interest in expanding selective education has [...]
Chances of success at Key Stage 4, part one
This is the first of two posts in a series of blogposts looking at the relationship between Key Stage 1 attainment and Key Stage 4 outcomes. The second post can be found here. There are many ways of defining success at Key Stage 4. One aspect is whether pupils have attained appropriate literacy and numeracy [...]
Help us to investigate independent alternative provision
This is a joint blogpost from Education Datalab and The Difference. The Difference is a new training programme, creating the next generation of school leaders, upskilled in supporting pupil mental health and reducing exclusion from school. Leaders spend two years teaching in alternative provision while studying a specialist leadership course, focusing on mental health, safeguarding [...]