Do primary schools close the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils?
The gap doesn't appear to change much although it is inconclusive based on this evidence whether it widens slightly or narrows slightly.
What do the latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results show?
Good news about summer-born children – but other attainment gaps aren't closing
Breaking down education spending in England
School funding is likely to be a key issue in the coming election. But how much is spent on schools and other parts of the education system?
How attainment gaps emerge from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 4, part one
For some pupils, a third of the GCSE-age gap already exists at age five
How attainment gaps emerge from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 4, part two
There are quite substantial differences when value added is looked at by region
Value added measures in performance tables: A recap of the main issues for primary schools
Announcing a new report for primary schools that gives a different way of looking at value added.
What is the National Pupil Database?
Many of the blogposts and reports that we produce here at Datalab are based on analysis of the Department for Education’s National Pupil Database (NPD). But what is it? What is the NPD? The NPD is a collection of data relating to education in England compiled by the Department for Education. The NPD is made [...]
What difference does a year make? Part 3
This is part three in a series of posts exploring trends in attainment over time by month of birth. Other posts in the series can be found here. The first two blogposts in this series showed that pupils’ attainment varies with their month of birth, with September-born pupils on average having higher attainment than those born [...]
What difference does a year make? Part 2
This is part two in a series of posts exploring trends in attainment over time by month of birth. Other posts in the series can be found here. In the first part in this series we looked at how attainment at age seven – Key Stage 1 – varied with pupils’ month of birth. Overall, [...]