Are we looking in the wrong place to improve attainment?
Why policies aimed at select schools might not be the best way to close attainment gaps
Schools Like Yours: Now with 2019 data for secondary schools
An update to our popular similar schools tool
Secondary school league tables 2019: Four things we’ve learnt
Covering EBacc entry rates, P8 scores and free schools
Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part one: qualification scoring
How would P8 scores change if qualifications attracted different point scores?
Solutions to problems with Progress 8, part two: taking account of context
How would progress scores change if context were taken into account?
Demography not geography
Why it’s important to look at pupil characteristics when comparing outcomes in different areas
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
Progress 8 for disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools
How have pupils in coastal areas fared under the GCSE reforms of recent years?
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