During the pandemic, many of secondary teachers told us their school had removed some Key Stage 3 attainment grouping to reduce student mixing across form classes. As things are a little more normal this year, it seems like a great opportunity to see whether any changes are still in place. It seems that some of these changes have stuck, for now at least. 53% of English teachers told us they are teaching Year 8 in mixed attainment classes, compared to 31% back in 2018. Maths teaching seems less affected, with just one-in-five teaching in mixed attainment classes.
