Absence during SATs week
Absence among Year 6 pupils fell markedly on the four days on which SATs took place last week.
Absence and attainment in primary schools before the pandemic
Pupils with higher absence rates tend to have lower attainment. We examine this relationship at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 using pre-pandemic data.
How could Key Stage 2 progress measures be calculated in 2024?
As Key Stage 1 assessments were cancelled in 2020 (and 2021) due to COVID, Key Stage 2 progress measures cannot be calculated next year (or in 2025). We look at options for alternative measures.
The link between the Key Stage 2 SATs and teachers’ anxiety levels
We present the headlines from a new academic working paper investigating how SATs add to teachers' anxiety.
By how much does attainment vary from term to term among pupils in primary schools?
Many primary schools use termly standardised tests. We take a look at how much pupils' scores change from term to term.
A quick overview of FFT estimates for primary schools
We discuss where primary FFT estimates come from, and look at some of their uses and limitations
To what extent is the KS2 disadvantage gap explained by pupil absence?
We investigate the relationship between the latest set of KS2 results and pupil absence
Key Stage 2 2022: How things have changed for schools and regions
Attainment in maths fell between 2019 and 2022. There are suggestions from data collected so far that some regions have been slightly more affected than others.
Key Stage 2 2022: How have things changed since 2019?
Attainment in maths and writing at Key Stage 2 was lower in 2022 than pre-pandemic. We take a look at the size of the changes.