Best-fit progress: Is it worth it?
The Department for Education are consulting on a new "best-fit progress" measure for pupils with low prior attainment at the end of Key Stage 2. But does it offer any more beyond the existing Progress 8 measure?
How pupil characteristics interact to influence education outcomes
Explore the effect that pupil characteristics have on attainment and pupil progress
Why does EAL status change between primary and secondary school for some pupils?
In 2018, 29,000 pupils lost their English as an additional language status between Year 6 and Year 7
Key Stage 2 and GCSE reforms have led to increased attainment for EAL pupils
Attainment in maths at age 11 and English at age 16 has increased for pupils with English as an additional language relative to white British pupils
What does English as an additional language really mean when it comes to Progress 8?
Scores vary a lot by ethnicity and entry date into the school system in England