Some things you might not know about our schools – a birthday special
As we celebrate our tenth birthday, we look back at some of the issues we were talking about when Datalab launched, and reflect on some of the other big issues in education today.
Splitting the disadvantage gap within and between schools, part two
Schools' Progress 8 scores for disadvantaged pupils tend to be correlated with the percentage of disadvantaged pupils in a school's cohort. But this is the case in some regions more than others.
Splitting the disadvantage gap within and between schools, part one
Around 8% of the gap in Progress 8 scores between disadvantaged pupils and non-disadvantaged pupils in 2024 appears to be attributable to the way in which pupils from both groups are shared out between schools
School outcomes of “bright” 5-year-olds from poor backgrounds
New research suggests that during primary school “bright” 5-year-olds from poor backgrounds keep pace academically with their equally bright but rich peers. But gaps open up in secondary school.
The disadvantage gap in absence rates around the Year 6 into 7 transition point
Disadvantaged pupils see their absence rates increase by more than their non-disadvantaged peers on transition from Year 6 to Year 7. We use Attendance Tracker data to investigate why.
Making changes to the EBacc average point score measure: Some options
DfE recently announced plans to change the EBacc average point score measure to incentivise take-up of all six subjects
The widening gap in attainment at Key Stage 4 between London and the rest of the country
Examining the growing attainment gap between London and the rest of the country
Attainment at Key Stage 1 in 2023
We present some initial findings from the 2023 Key Stage 1 Early Results Service
Key Stage 4 2022: The national picture
In the second part of a two-part post, we look at what the latest Key Stage 4 data tells us about the national picture.