Part-time timetables and flexi-schooling in the Autumn Term
We dig into attendance registers for clues as to how many pupils have part-time tables and flexi-schooling arrangements
Usage of new attendance codes
New statutory guidance for managing attendance, including changes to absence codes used in school registers, was introduced at the start of the year. We have an early look at what the data looks like for the new codes.
The rise and rise of Education, Health and Care Plans
The rate at which pupils are obtaining EHC plans has been growing at a faster rate in recent years, particularly among older (secondary-age) pupils
The special educational needs of pupils with repeat suspensions
We examine the chronologies of suspensions and SEN identification for pupils who experienced repeat suspensions in the 2021/22 academic year
Do EHC Plans prevent exclusions?
Summer born pupils are more likely to have EHC plans than Autumn born pupils. We look at whether this fact could be used to explore the relationship between EHC plans and exclusions.
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.
How well do secondary schools’ intakes of pupils with EHC plans reflect the areas in which they are located?
Relatively few pupils with EHC plans attend their nearest mainstream secondary school. We examine how this varies across different types of school.
Attendance code B: Not absent but not present at school
It is rare for pupils to be regularly educated off-site. But there are a small number of pupils who spend more time off site than at the school at which they are registered.
The rate at which pupils left the state-funded mainstream school sector fell during the pandemic (but not among pupils with EHC plans)
We investigate the rate at which pupils have been leaving the state-funded education system