Progress 8 | Schools Week

Turning the league tables: How a focus on disadvantage shows new winners

Results released today show that 330 state schools are now falling below the 40 per cent ‘floor target’ of students achieving five A*-Cs in GCSEs, including English and maths. This means 330,475 children are being taught in underperforming schools in England; compared to 117,000 last year. However, changes to the data mean this year’s results […]

PISA test results will measure exam reform success

The government will use the UK’s position in the international PISA tests taken by 15-year-olds to judge the success of its extensive exam reforms, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed. The department’s support for PISA was unveiled in supplementary evidence sent to the education select committee after education secretary Nicky Morgan was pushed to […]

Schools that meet new measures will get a year’s grace from Ofsted

Schools performing much better than expected – a grade or more above predictions – will be exempt from Ofsted inspections for a year, a Department for Education (DfE) official told an education conference last week. Amy Collins, head of the DfE’s inspection and accountability unit, presented an outline of the Progress 8 performance measure to […]