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The Expert Middle Leaders programme develops middle leaders working in challenging schools to increase leadership impact and improve pupil outcomes.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a…
Faith schools have to follow the national curriculum, but they can choose…
Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local…
Academies receive funding directly from the government and are run by an…
City technology colleges and ‘ the city college for the technology of the…
State boarding schools provide free education but charge fees for…
Private schools (also known as ‘independent schools’) charge fees to…
This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form, and gives guidance on how to interpret the data.
Information that schools maintained by a local authority must or should publish on their website.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
The information that schools must provide to the Department for Education (DfE).
Eligible chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics teachers can apply for targeted retention incentive payments from 2 March 2026 until 31 May 2026.
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
The English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests
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