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What Ofsted and the CQC found about how partners in local areas support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who are not in school.
Summary of findings Every child should be able to have their education,…
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.
Interim findings from the evaluation of the PINS programme.
Research into placement reasons provided by local authorities and schools in our data collections when placing a pupil in alternative provision.
Survey findings on pupils’ experiences in school including feelings of belonging, enjoyment and safety, motivation to learn and relationships with staff.
Survey findings on behaviour in schools, including school behaviour culture and policies, behaviour management, frequency and impact of misbehaviour and response.
Levels of suspension and permanent exclusion in the autumn term 2024 to 2025 by school type, and reasons for exclusions and suspensions.
Absence statistics on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded schools.
Evaluation of the virtual school heads national extension to all children with a social worker and evaluation of the Pupil Premium Plus post-16 programme.
Survey findings on behaviour in schools, including school behaviour culture and policies, pupil experience, frequency and impact of misbehaviour and response.
Levels of suspension and permanent exclusion in the academic year 2023 to 2024 by school type, and reasons for exclusions and suspensions.
Number and characteristics of schools and pupils in England as collected in the January 2025 school spring census returns.
An exploration of whether population census data and school census data can be used to derive realistic estimates of children missing education.
Report showing how pupil’s attendance in 2022 to 2023 is associated with their attendance in 2021 to 2022.
Research into the extent to which students' poor mental health contributes to school absenteeism.
Analysis of how safeguarding partnerships developed their approaches in 2023 to 2024.
Statistics on the levels of overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded schools.
Report showing that school attendance is associated with higher average academic performance in an assessment year across all pupils from all backgrounds.
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