Schools Like Yours: Now with 2019 data for secondary schools An update to our popular similar schools tool By FFT Education Datalab|2019-10-18T16:56:44+01:0018th October 2019|News| Read More
Secondary school league tables 2019: Four things we’ve learnt Covering EBacc entry rates, P8 scores and free schools By Philip Nye and Dave Thomson|2019-10-17T11:09:48+01:0017th October 2019|Exams and assessment| Read More
Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part one: qualification scoring How would P8 scores change if qualifications attracted different point scores? By Dave Thomson|2019-10-16T08:10:53+01:0016th October 2019|School accountability| Read More
Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part two: taking account of context How would progress scores change if context were taken into account? By Dave Thomson|2019-10-16T17:17:13+01:0016th October 2019|School accountability| Read More
Demography not geography Why it’s important to look at pupil characteristics when comparing outcomes in different areas By Dave Thomson|2019-06-18T10:08:09+01:0018th June 2019|Pupil demographics| Read More
Looking within, part 2: How much variation in KS4 value added scores is explained by differences between individual subjects? The second post in a new series exploring the impact that within-school variation has By Mike Treadaway|2019-04-29T11:25:59+01:0030th April 2019|School improvement| Read More
Progress 8 for disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools How have pupils in coastal areas fared under the GCSE reforms of recent years? By Dave Thomson|2019-03-20T16:57:18+00:0021st March 2019|Pupil demographics| Read More
Looking within, part 1: How much difference does within-school variation make? The first post in a new series exploring the impact that within-school variation has By Mike Treadaway|2019-04-30T08:15:08+01:0013th March 2019|School improvement| Read More
Progress 8 scores for most schools aren’t that different How tiny changes in P8 scores sometimes lead to large changes in rank. By Dave Thomson|2019-02-11T09:21:05+00:005th February 2019|School accountability| Read More