NFER Research Director Luke Bocock has responded to Education Secretary Lucy Powell’s speech at the Confederation of School Trusts Conference.

NFER Research Director Jenna Julius has commented on newly published Department for Education data on GCSE attainment at the end of Key Stage 4 in the 2025/26 academic year.

Senior Research Manager Dr Emma Moore has responded to new Department for Education pupil absence statistics for schools in England, covering the autumn and spring terms of 2025/26.

Improving school attendance starts with understanding what lies behind absence, writes Senior Research Manager Dr Emma Moore who discusses our latest research into this ongoing challenge.

Lorna Cocking MBE has stepped down as Chair of NFER’s Board of Trustees, after more than a decade of valued contribution to our organisation.

NFER has today launched new restandardisation for NFER Tests, providing schools with updated benchmarks based on a nationally representative sample of 177,000 pupils.