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Girls ‘get better GCSE results in all-girl schools’

BBC News Education – Girls at single-sex state schools in England get better GCSE results than those in mixed schools, according to an analysis of the most recent exams. The Guardian – Girls at single-sex schools outdo those in co-education. SchoolDash – Single-sex schools: cui bono?

Every school contains a story of how educational inequalities emerge

Education Datalab – London schools do well, but not necessarily better than all other regions. TES News – Schools in the North East top rankings to challenge claims of a national divide.

Key Stage 5 School and College Performance Tables 2015

DfE School and College performance Tables – Key Stage 5 2015. GOV.UK – A level and other level 3 results for 16- to 18-year-olds at the end of their final year (statistical first release).

National curriculum assessments at key stage 2: 2015 (revised)

GOV.UK – Revised information on the 2015 national curriculum assessment at key stage 2, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics.

Ofsted Annual Report 2014/15: education and skills

GOV.UK – The Ofsted Annual Report sets out the evidence and findings on the quality of schools and the further education and skills sector. GOV.UK – A nation divided: Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw’s speech to launch Ofsted’s 2014/15 annual report for education and skills. BBC News Education – North-south divide in England’s schools.

North-south divide mapped in GCSE results

BBC News Education – This year’s GCSE results in England show few signs of a north-south divide getting any narrower. SchoolDash – This site provides Dashboards, Maps and other statistics about schools in England (with other UK nations to follow).

Background to Success: Differences in A-level entries by ethnicity, neighbourhood and gender

The Sutton Trust – This report investigates patterns of academic attainment for different subgroups of a longitudinal sample of more than 3,000 students whose educational outcomes were studied across different phases of school and pre-school from age three to age 18.

Factors associated with achievement: key stages 2 and 4

GOV.UK – Research looking at different measures of socio-economic deprivation and their usefulness for providing funding to schools.

Education and training statistics for the United Kingdom: 2015

GOV.UK – Statistics on education and training in schools, further education and higher education across the UK.

Provisional GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2014 to 2015

GOV.UK – Provisional statistics on the achievements of young people at the end of key stage 4 in England. Department for Education – provisional 2015 Key Stage 4 school performance tables.

A level and other level 3 results: 2014 to 2015 (provisional)

GOV.UK – Provisional information on 16- to 18-year-olds’ A level and other level 3 results at the end of their final year.

Early years foundation stage profile results: 2014 to 2015 (updated 19 November 2015)

GOV.UK – Early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) results for the 2014 to 2015 academic year, at national and local authority level.

Level 1 and 2 English and maths: 16 to 18 students – 2013 to 2014

GOV.UK – Experimental statistics on English and maths attainment by students aged 16 to 18 who did not achieve A* to C by the end of key stage 4.

Changes to key stage 4 and key stage 5 statistical releases

GOV.UK – Statement from the Department for Education’s Head of Profession for Statistics on changes to key stage 4 and key stage 5 statistics.

Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments: England 2015

GOV.UK – Provisional information on the 2015 phonics screening check and assessments at key stage 1, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics. GOV.UK – Focus on phonics vindicated by results.