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.| FFT Education Datalab
We discuss where secondary FFT estimates come from, and look at some of their uses and limitations| FFT Education Datalab
A look at the leaky pipeline for pupils who show potential in maths at age eleven but don't go on to pursue the subject.| FFT Education Datalab
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.| FFT Education Datalab
Absence at the start of term is no more predictive of persistent absence than at any other time of year.| FFT Education Datalab
Post-COVID there has been a rise in the percentage of pupils leaving school without a pass (9-1) in GCSE English and a similar figure in maths. Most of these pupils were not entered for examinations.| FFT Education Datalab
We look at some of the things DfE should consider when providing schools with comparative analysis of the percentage of pupils reaching a good level of development (GLD) at the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage.| FFT Education Datalab
Based on data from 1,500 secondary schools, we take an early look at the pupils who did not achieve a standard pass in English and maths GCSE.| FFT Education Datalab
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.| FFT Education Datalab
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| FFT Education Datalab
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.| FFT Education Datalab
Our round-up of everything you need to know about this year's GCSE results.| FFT Education Datalab
We examine the characteristics of pupils on roll in AP schools, distinguishing between those with current/ main registrations and those with subsidiary registrations| FFT Education Datalab
