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Pre-16 Education
The 2023 EPI Annual Report examines attainment gaps for pupils in pre-16 education, based on 2022 key stage assessments and GCSE examinations.
We compare the 2022 results to those in 2019, the last time assessments and examinations were undertaken.
You can explore our findings on attainment gaps for different groups of pupils, as well as our research methods, using the links below.
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I’ve spent the best part of two decades working in and around education policy. During that time we’ve had eight prime ministers, thirteen education secretaries and four Ofsted chief inspectors. Goodness knows how many conversations I’ve been involved in over…
By Julie McCulloch
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly embedded in our everyday lives. In their ‘ Generative AI in education ’ guidance, the Department for Education (DfE) committed to explore the safe use of new AI technology and maximise the benefits for…
By Education Policy Institute
The government's Every Child Achieving and Thriving white paper set out plans to recruit 6,500 additional teachers, and its response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review emphasised strengthening maths provision and tackling ongoing teacher shortages in physics, including through the…
By James Zuccollo
Introduction Today thousands of young people in England are receiving their results in GCSEs and level 1 and 2 technical qualifications. As ever we will be publishing an initial analysis of the results that we will be adding to through…
By Jon Andrews
Young people across England have today received their A level, vocational and other applied Level 3 qualification results, and should be applauded for their hard work and commitment. While A levels are often perceived as the default post 16 route, fewer than half…
By Maxime Perrott and Sam Tuckett
Introduction All pupils have a legal right to a continuous education, yet many pupils spend substantial amounts of time moving in and out of the mainstream classroom. In the 2024/25 academic year alone, 94,400 pupils missed the equivalent of more…
By Lily Wielar
When the new Prime Minister walks through the famous black door next week, he won't be short of things to do. One of the more ambitious commitments he'll inherit from his predecessor is the target, set out in the recent…
By Julie McCulloch
Last month, the Department for Education released its annual snapshot of the teaching workforce in England, and the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) recently followed with its 36th report on teacher pay. The two tell a coherent story of a…
By James Zuccollo
Pupils experiencing persistent disadvantage consistently demonstrate some of the lowest educational outcomes in the system - falling, on average, nearly two years of learning behind their peers by the time they sit their GCSEs. Yet identifying and targeting this group…
By Jon Andrews
