FFT Education Datalab

NEW - GCSE results 2024: The main trends in grades and entries Our round-up of everything you need to know about this year's GCSE results. ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/08/gcse-r…

What impact did the raising of the participation age have on students? In our latest post, we discuss a new report which found limited impact of the policy on overall participation in education or training during the first two years post-16. vist.ly/3yvgf

Our latest post with @mattdickson__ is on @NuffieldFound funded research into the impact of raising the participation age in England. ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/07/did-ra…

NEW: 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. vist.ly/3yue5

🎓 Get ahead of A-Level results day with @FFTEduDatalab for expert insights on A-Level, T-Level & L3 results. A-Level Results Day Webinar 📅 Fri 15 Aug 10:00–10:45 📊 Trends, subject shifts & gender gaps 🔗 Register: fftedu.org/4lOnPc0 #Alevelresults #ALevels #Education

🎓 Join @FFTEduDatalab for a special session to help you make sense of this years GCSE results. GCSE Results Day Webinar 📅 Thu 21 Aug 15:00–15:45 📊 Regional trends, subject breakdowns & school type insights 🔗 Register: fftedu.org/44Xcjnd #GCSEresults #GCSE #Education

FFT Attendance Tracker is now updated with the latest school and national weekly attendance data up to Friday 11 July 2025. View your school's attendance. 🔍 👇 vist.ly/3xz8r #attendancematters #education

The latest edition of our half-termly newsletter is now out! 📖 Read it here: vist.ly/3y362 🔗 Sign up to receive future issues here: vist.ly/3y374

Don't miss our results day webinars this August, where we will bring you everything you need to know about the main trends in grade and entries. vist.ly/3xy7q

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Schools are transforming their #phonics screening check results with FFT. ✅ Victoria Road Primary: +29pts (63% ➜ 92%) ✅ Claremont Primary: +17pts (65% ➜ 82%) ✅ And many more! 🔍 Use our handy filter tool to find case studies from schools like yours: vist.ly/3n8tmez

Our latest post looks at the popularity of STEAM - STEM and the arts - subject combinations at A-Level. vist.ly/3n8zjyg

The concept of STEAM – integrating STEM and the arts – has become fairly mainstream. But do pupils actually choose to combine these subjects when they're given the choice? Our latest post looks at trends in STEAM A-Level combinations from 2017-24. ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/07/the-ri…

NEW: The rise of STEAM revisited We investigate trends in students choosing a combination of STEM and arts subjects at A-Level. vist.ly/3n8yw6u

In the current Year 7 cohort, those who missed between 8 and 12% of sessions in Year 6 had a 25 to 50% chance of being persistently absent, and those who missed more than 12% of sessions had at least a 50% chance. vist.ly/3n8wxvs

For the first time, @educationgovuk has provided secondary schools with Year 6 attendance data for their prospective Year 7s. But how should schools be using this to identify pupils at risk of high absence rates in Y7? We investigate in our latest post. vist.ly/3n8wm6m

NEW: The relationship between absence in Year 6 and Year 7 We aim to provide secondary schools with some guidelines about what level of pupil attendance in Year 6 may be cause for concern in their incoming Year 7 cohorts. vist.ly/3n8w9pb

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The most read article of the week was ‘Who gets study leave in Year 11?’ by @FFTEduDatalab 📚

The poor outcomes of disadvantaged White pupils have been in the headlines recently. But, in our latest post, we argue that the focus should be on working to improve outcomes for any pupils who may be struggling, whatever their background. 🔗 ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/07/the-ed…

We’re not ones to throw words like ‘betrayal’ around, but there’s no denying that outcomes for White British FSM6 pupils are relatively poor. Having said that, we mustn’t forget that other groups have similar, or, in some cases, far worse outcomes. 🔗 ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/07/the-ed…