Pupil mobility in secondary schools
The highlights of a recent report looking into rates of pupil mobility in English secondary schools, comparing pupils in academies with those in local authority schools
The current state of play for MATs
According to government figures, there were just 203 academies open in 2010, when a Labour government was last in power. The latest data shows that there are now over 10,000, amounting to 50% of all open schools.
Where are all the secondary-only MATs?
We look into why there are nearly 80 large primary-only MATs, but just the one large secondary-only MAT.
The composition of MATs
How many MATs are all primary? All secondary? A mix of mainstream and special / AP? We crunch the numbers.
How schools’ inspection outcomes changed under Amanda Spielman
More schools are now judged good than in 2017 although fewer are judged outstanding
How much influence do trusts have over Key Stage 4 subject choice?
We look at how much Key Stage 4 subject choice varies by trust.
Are MATs getting bigger?
We look at trends in the size of MATs over the last five years.
Faith schools and academisation
As more schools than ever are encouraged to academise, we look at how this might affect faith schools
How many schools might be affected by new proposals to move underperforming schools into strong MATs?
We investigate one of the government's proposals for schools in the new Education Investment Areas