GCSE results 2023

GCSE results 2023: Top grades fall 17% as 2019 levels almost restored

The proportion of 9, 8 and 7 grades issued in England is now within 0.6 percentage points of the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
GCSE results 2023

GCSE results 2023: 7 key trends in England’s data

What did we learn from data on the second summer exams since the pandemic?

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Revealed: 7 new SEND free schools for cash-strapped council areas

Ministers also confirm which councils will pilot major SEND reforms under £70m ‘change programme’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School buildings

Three schools built by failed contractor forced to close almost-new buildings

Sir Frederick Gibberd College, Haygrove School and Buckton Fields Primary School face disruption to the start of term

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
A-level results 2023

A-level results: What is driving the regional attainment gap?

A-level results showed a growing disparity. But what is behind it? Schools Week investigates…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

DfE green-lights three ‘elite’ Eton Star sixth forms

The free schools in Dudley, Teesside and Oldham are among 15 approved by the government this week

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


Schools

100 primaries will get £2k grants for chess sets and tutorials

Schools in poorer areas to benefit from £250k investment, but scheme will reach just 0.6% of settings

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Sponsored post

Why air purification in education settings is important this term

Indoor air quality is a growing concern. Air purifiers with HEPA filters offer an efficient solution for clean air…

Dyson
Dyson Professional
Schools

TRA overturns its own decision to ban head after cheating scandal

Malcolm Drakes had ‘excessively’ assisted SATs pupils, but successfully appealed his ban over error by agency

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
A-level results 2023

A-level results 2023: Regional divides ‘uncomfortable’, says Saxton

Ofqual chief regulator says rising north-south attainment ‘is picture that needs to be seen’ by policymakers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
A-level results 2023

A-level results 2023: Which subjects saw the biggest drop in top grades?

Top grades in some A-level subjects are still far higher than the pre-Covid benchmark, despite overall drops

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
A-level results 2023

T-level results 2023: 1 in 3 students dropped out

Nearly a quarter of students scored top grades this year, with an overall pass rate of 90.5%

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen