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.
Some more things we’ve learned about the 2024 GCSE results
We present some very early Key Stage 4 headline statistics, including Attainment 8, collected from 1,800 secondary schools - UPDATED 13/9/24
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.
How many pupils are educated off-site? An update
We estimate that an average of 21,000 pupils of compulsory school age are educated off-site each day
Contextualising Progress 8
As part of our work on a school quality index, we set our approach to measuring academic outcomes using a contextualised Progress 8 measure
Pupils with absence rates between 5% and 15%
We examine the characteristics and absence patterns of pupils with an absence rate of 5% to 15% over the first two terms this year
Exclusion and suspension rates in Autumn and Spring term 2023/24
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in autumn and spring terms 2023/24 were higher than last year
How does absence change as pupils get older?
To mark the release of a new report in Attendance Tracker, we look at how absence changes as pupils move from one year group to the next, and how this varies by gender and disadvantage.
Attendance of disadvantaged pupils in disadvantaged secondary schools
Absence is high, particularly among disadvantaged pupils. Here we see whether their absence has any relationship with the disadvantage level of their schools.