Have disadvantaged pupils fallen further behind during the pandemic?
Read the headline findings from an ongoing study exploring the effects of COVID on the attainment gap
How much school did Year 11 miss in the Autumn term?
Disadvantaged pupils missed the equivalent of one day of school per week in the Autumn term 2020
Do primary schools close the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils?
The gap doesn't appear to change much although it is inconclusive based on this evidence whether it widens slightly or narrows slightly.
The risk of experiencing custody aged 16-18
A look at the characteristics of young people who experience custody aged 16 to 18
The impact of being long-term disadvantaged at KS2 and KS4
What was the relationship between attainment and length of time spent disadvantaged, pre-pandemic?
New attendance figures paint a worrying picture of mass absences
Barely half of secondary pupils were at school in some parts of the country last week
The Department for Education needs to look at why so many pupils with SEND leave the state-funded school system
Pupils with SEND leave the state system much more commonly than other pupils, our research shows
Pupils in the poorest areas of the country are missing the most schooling
Northern local authorities have had some of the highest absence rates, our analysis shows
The GCSE attainment of black Caribbean pupils is falling
Exploring why attainment for this group remains low, especially in maths