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Find schools with a similar pupil intake. Compare their results, attendance and Ofsted reports, then choose which schools to look at more closely.
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Published pupil intake, results, absence and Ofsted reports, with each figure’s reporting period and source.
Terms used
- URN
- Unique reference number: the number DfE gives each school in Get Information about Schools (GIAS).
- Local authority
- The council responsible for education in the school’s area.
- DfE
- Department for Education, which publishes the pupil, results and attendance figures.
- Ofsted
- The inspectorate for schools in England.
- Report card
- Ofsted’s inspection report under the renewed framework, used since 10 November 2025, with a grade for each area.
- Free school meals
- The share of pupils recorded as eligible for free school meals, often used as a measure of disadvantage.
- SEN support
- Pupils with special educational needs who get support in school without an EHC plan.
- EHC plan
- Education, health and care plan: a local authority plan for a child’s special educational needs and the support they must receive.
- KS2
- Key stage 2: Years 3 to 6 (ages 7 to 11). KS2 results come from assessments at the end of Year 6.
- Persistent absence
- Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions.
- Percentage points
- The gap between two percentages: 23% and 25% are 2 percentage points apart.
Related guides
- School performance and inspection data: IDSR, ASP, VYED and KS2 results (England)
- Ofsted report cards, the toolkit and the renewed inspection framework
- School attendance: the statutory guidance, registers, absence codes and penalty notices (England)
- SEND in England: the code of practice, the graduated approach and where reform stands
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