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
Measuring reading fluency during primary education
We present some early findings from the Reading Assessment Programme, a simple tool to measure reading fluency in primary schools
How attainment gaps in literacy change over time
We examine how attainment gaps between different groups of pupils defined by disadvantage, gender and term of birth change from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.
Who are alternative provision schools for?
State-funded alternative provision (AP) schools are often thought of as schools for excluded pupils but fewer than half of pupils on roll have been.
Risk factors of permanent exclusion
We revisit the Timpson Review to examine the risk factors of permanent exclusions in the 2020/21 academic year
How grading severity varies by pupil characteristics
We examine how differences in grading between different subjects varies by three key pupil characteristics, gender, disadvantage and prior attainment
The Importance of Early Literacy
We look at how attainment in GCSE English is related to attainment at Key Stage 1 and demographic characteristics
Primary school league tables 2019: Are there some schools where boys are making better progress in reading than girls?
Yes - though there are fewer than 300 schools where this seems to be the case consistently.
The effect of entering GCSEs early on overall attainment
Is it of benefit to most pupils? And does it help disadvantaged boys?