What’s behind the increasing attainment gap between independent and state schools?
A higher percentage of GCSE entries were awarded grade 7 or above this year, particularly in independent schools. We look at why this might have happened.
Benchmarking GCSE results using historical data
Some thoughts about benchmarking 2021 teacher assessed grades against historical GCSE results
The impact of being long-term disadvantaged at KS2 and KS4
What was the relationship between attainment and length of time spent disadvantaged, pre-pandemic?
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The relationship between early literacy and GCSE English attainment
Exploring the link between KS1 reading and writing scores and GCSE English language results
GCSE results 2020: How did within-school attainment gaps change?
Including analysis of how things varied regionally
GCSE results 2020: Did attainment gaps increase?
How did disadvantaged pupils fare and did the gender gap in attainment change?
GCSE results 2020: How do schools’ results compare to last year’s?
Almost all schools’ results increased – some by considerable amounts
How pupil characteristics interact to influence education outcomes
Explore the effect that pupil characteristics have on attainment and pupil progress