Today the government has published the latest data on secondary school performance, along with other data on KS4 performance, including breakdowns of performance by pupil characteristics. In this post, we’ll look at what we can learn from this data at the national level.
The disadvantage gap has widened again, especially for girls
The DfE’s own figures show that the KS4 disadvantage gap index has widened again this year, and is now at its highest level since 2012.
A look at average P8 scores by gender and disadvantage suggests that girls have been particularly affected.
