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FFT Education Datalab

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FFT Education Datalab produces independent, cutting-edge research on education policy and practice.

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FFT Education Datalab@fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's #GCSEresults day! And our analysis of the main trends is out. - Grades remain broadly stable - The gender gap in grading has fallen again - Entries are up in statistics, business studies and media studies - Retake entries are up but grades remain low ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2026/08/gcse...

GCSE and Level 1/2 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries - FFT Education Datalab

Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results.

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Peter Mandler@petermandler.bsky.social · 4w ago

A reminder that 'technical' education in the modern economy is not going to be about reindustrialization as much as about services and management.

FFT Education Datalab@fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 4w ago

Almost 20,000 T-level results were awarded this year, an increase of 65% on last year. Education and early years was the most popular pathway followed by health, then management and adminstration. Read more: ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2026/08/a-le... #resultsday

Education Policy Institute@edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 4w ago

Our analysis of the 2026 Level 3 results is live now. Stable headline figures conceal a widening divide. Almost a third of entries in London were awarded an A or A*, compared with under a quarter in the North East and the East Midlands epi.org.uk/publications...

Level 3 Results Day 2026 - Education Policy Institute

Young people across England have today received their A level, vocational and other applied Level 3 qualification results, and should be applauded for their hard work and commitment.  While A levels a...

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FFT Education Datalab@fftedudatalab.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Pupil absence in the 2025/26 academic year Using the latest data from FFT Attendance Tracker, we look at attendance across the 2025/26 academic year, including increased rates of absence in the lead-up to the summer holidays vist.ly/5d4q9

Pupil absence in the 2025/26 academic year - FFT Education Datalab

Using the latest data from FFT Attendance Tracker, we look at attendance across the 2025/26 academic year, including increased rates of absence in the lead-up to the summer holidays

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FFT Education@fftedu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1 in 3 white disadvantaged pupils leave primary school without reading fluently enough for secondary school. 📖 @fftedudatalab.bsky.social.bsky.social findings, covered by @theguardian.com, back the call for reading fluency as a national priority. 🔗 Read the full article: vist.ly/5ac7s

Third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave primary school without being able to read properly

Exclusive: Analysis finds lower reading fluency than children from other ethnic backgrounds and richer peers

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave primary school without being able to read properly

Third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave primary school without being able to read properly

Exclusive: Analysis finds lower reading fluency than children from other ethnic backgrounds and richer peers A third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave their primary school unable to read well enough to access the secondary curriculum, leading to disengagement and school absence, according to new research. The findings were published days after an independent inquiry into white working-class educational outcomes concluded the current education system was “not set up to serve white working-class children and families”. Continue reading...

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FFT Education Datalab@fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: The reading fluency of White working class pupils The Inquiry into White working class educational outcomes recommended making reading fluency at primary school a national priority for this group. Here we analyse current fluency levels. vist.ly/5a6zx

The reading fluency of White working class pupils - FFT Education Datalab

The Inquiry into White working class educational outcomes recommended making reading fluency at primary school a national priority for White working class children. We dig into the data from the Reading Assessment Programme to analyse fluency among this group.

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Jake Anders@jakeanders.uk · 2mo ago

New article: Experimental education research: rethinking why, how, and when to use random assignment Out today (even though it’s Saturday): doi.org/10.1080/1380... With @drsamsims.bsky.social @mjinglis.bsky.social @benweidmann.bsky.social @benstyles.bsky.social & Hugues Lortie-Forgues

Experimental education research: rethinking why, how, and when to use random assignment

Over the last twenty years, education researchers have increasingly conducted randomized experiments. Such experiments are usually designed in the hope of supporting comparisons of cost effectivene...

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FFT Education Datalab@fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: The links between disadvantage and the achievement grade in school inspection Recent Ofsted analysis showed that achievement grades in inspection were related to the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. We dig into this a bit more in our latest post. vist.ly/58zbp

The links between disadvantage and the achievement grade in school inspection - FFT Education Datalab

Recent Ofsted analysis showed that achievement grades in inspection were related to the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. We dig into this a bit more.

ffteducationdatalab.org.uk