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Educational insights, research and practical guidance

Helping schools, trusts and organisations turn data into better decisions

Helping schools, trusts and organisations turn data into better decisions

Educational data should support action, not create more questions. The Purple Education Data Hub brings together practical guidance, policy analysis, sector insight and evidence-informed thinking for schools, multi-academy trusts and educational organisations.

Explore attendance, behaviour, suspensions, inclusion, SEND, provisions, impact evaluation, student voice and data strategy.

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Latest from the Education Data Hub

Latest from the Education Data Hub

New analysis, practical guidance and research briefings will appear here as the Education Data Hub grows.

New analysis, practical guidance and research briefings will appear here as the Education Data Hub grows.

Attendance

Attendance

The schools improving attendance fastest aren’t just monitoring absence — they’re understanding it

The schools improving attendance fastest aren’t just monitoring absence — they’re understanding it

Understand emerging attendance patterns, pupil barriers and whether support is making a measurable difference.

Understand emerging attendance patterns, pupil barriers and whether support is making a measurable difference.

8 min read

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Attendance

Attendance

What the DfE’s attendance analysis means for schools and trusts

What the DfE’s attendance analysis means for schools and trusts

Short absences, appointment patterns and calendar effects can add up. Explore practical questions for attendance strategies.

Short absences, appointment patterns and calendar effects can add up. Explore practical questions for attendance strategies.

8 min read

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Attendance

Attendance

Attendance: Under the Spotlight

Attendance: Under the Spotlight

Attendance is more than a headline percentage. Explore how patterns, vulnerable groups and changes over time can reveal where support may be needed.

Attendance is more than a headline percentage. Explore how patterns, vulnerable groups and changes over time can reveal where support may be needed.

7 min read

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Provisions & impact

Provisions & impact

Measuring What Matters: How Schools and Trusts Can Truly Evidence Provision Impact

Measuring What Matters: How Schools and Trusts Can Truly Evidence Provision Impact

Activity reporting is not impact evaluation. Explore how baseline, delivery, follow-up and meaningful comparison can support better decisions.

Activity reporting is not impact evaluation. Explore how baseline, delivery, follow-up and meaningful comparison can support better decisions.

8 min read

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Multi-academy trusts

Multi-academy trusts

Academy Trust Inspections Are Coming: What the New Framework Means for MAT Leaders

Academy Trust Inspections Are Coming: What the New Framework Means for MAT Leaders

Trust inspections bring greater focus to governance, oversight, evidence and the impact of trust-wide strategy.

Trust inspections bring greater focus to governance, oversight, evidence and the impact of trust-wide strategy.

8 min read

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