How many pupils resit English and maths?
Although it is a requirement that pupils who do not achieve grade 4 in English (or maths) at GCSE continue to study English (or maths) post-16 by no means all of them enter a qualification.
Is the start of term critical for tackling persistent absence?
Absence at the start of term is no more predictive of persistent absence than at any other time of year.
Usage of new attendance codes: An update
New statutory guidance for schools in relation to recording and managing attendance (and absence) came into effect in September last year. We take a look at the use of codes to record absences in attendance registers.
Exclusions and suspensions in 2024/25
An update to our regular series using attendance data to gauge the rate of exclusion and suspension in the whole of the 2024/25 academic year
Calculating a Key Stage 4 progress measure using CAT4 in place of Key Stage 2
There will be no official Progress 8 measures this year due to the cancellation of Key Stage 2 tests in 2020. However, we have produced an alternative measure using CAT4 scores as a baseline.
GCSE results 2025: The main trends in grades and entries
Our round-up of everything you need to know about this year's GCSE results.
Did raising the participation age lead to increased post-16 participation?
To mark ten years since the participation age was raised in England, we evaluate its impact
Proxies of Progress 8
As there will be no Progress 8 measures this summer, we look at a few options for calculating proxy scores instead
How can we evaluate the impact of RISE teams?
RISE teams are the government's new school improvement taskforce. We look at how their work in targeted intervention schools might be evaluated.