Where do we need more provision for pupils with EHC plans?
We investigate how placements for pupils with EHC plans has changed as numbers have increased in recent years.
Key Stage 4 attainment indicators for special and alternative provision schools
Announcing a new report in FFT Aspire for special and alternative provision schools
How schools’ inspection outcomes changed under Amanda Spielman
More schools are now judged good than in 2017 although fewer are judged outstanding
Progress 5: A performance indicator for AP and special schools
Alternative Provision (AP) schools and special schools are poorly served by the current published measures of pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage 4. We suggest some measures that we think better reflect the qualifications entered by pupils at these types of school.
How well do secondary schools’ intakes of pupils with EHC plans reflect the areas in which they are located?
Relatively few pupils with EHC plans attend their nearest mainstream secondary school. We examine how this varies across different types of school.
How could Key Stage 2 progress measures be calculated in 2024?
As Key Stage 1 assessments were cancelled in 2020 (and 2021) due to COVID, Key Stage 2 progress measures cannot be calculated next year (or in 2025). We look at options for alternative measures.
Special schools and academisation
We explore the data on special schools, academisation and MATs.
Schools Like Yours – Updated for 2022
We have updated our Schools Like Yours tool with the most recent published datasets, including Key Stage 4 data for 2022
The Department for Education needs to look at why so many pupils with SEND leave the state-funded school system
Pupils with SEND leave the state system much more commonly than other pupils, our research shows