Guides for parents in England
How the English school system works, how to read the published data, and how to choose with confidence.
Understanding the data
Progress 8 and Attainment 8 Explained: How to Read Secondary School Results in England
What Attainment 8 and Progress 8 measure, why Progress 8 is the fairest published comparison, why it was not published for 2024/25 and how to use both figures when comparing schools.
7 min read
Understanding the data
KS2 SATs Results Explained: Expected Standard, Higher Standard and What Primary League Tables Show
How Key Stage 2 assessments work, what 'reading, writing and maths at the expected standard' means, how to read a primary school's figures and the limits of primary league tables.
6 min read
Choosing a school
Grammar Schools, Academies and Admissions: How School Places Work in England
The difference between academies, free schools, local-authority schools, grammar schools and independents, and how admissions, catchments and the 11-plus actually work.
8 min read
Understanding the data
School League Tables in England Explained: How to Read the 2025 Performance Tables
What the Department for Education's performance tables contain, what Attainment 8, Progress 8, EBacc and KS2 measures mean, why the top of a league table is not the best school, and how to use the data well.
8 min read
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