News

Ofsted letter to inspectors: ‘Clamp down on gaming’

Ofsted has formally written to inspectors urging them to look out for schools entering pupils for qualifications to boost...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

EXCLUSIVE: How the brightest are slipping down the tables

The buzz phrase within education policy and schools over the past six years is to close the gap —...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Primary school league tables 2015: the ‘golden 28’ for key stage 2 SATs

Twenty-eight schools have overcome the odds and achieved the highest levels of progress and achievement for their disadvantaged pupils,...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Primary league tables 2015: schools ‘rise to the challenge’ in key stage 2 tests

The Department for Education (DfE) has today released this year’s performance tables for primary schools, based on this summer’s...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

We make it simple: how the government’s new 16-19 league tables are calculated

The 16-19 accountability measures are changing. As the government releases its (very dense) guide setting out how the new...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

We make it simple: how the government’s new 16-19 league tables are calculated

The 16-19 accountability measures are changing. As the government releases its (very dense) guide setting out how the new...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips