Understanding progress in
the 2020 to 2021 academic year: findings from the summer term and
summary of all previous findings
Understanding progress in
the 2020 to 2021 academic year: complete findings from the spring
term
Understanding progress in
the 2020 to 2021 academic year: interim findings
Understanding progress in
the 2020 to 2021 academic year: complete findings from the autumn
term
Understanding progress in
the 2020 to 2021 academic year: initial findings from the spring
term
Details
This research was commissioned by the Department for Education in
2020 to understand the progress pupils made in the 2020 to 2021
academic year and estimate the impact of the disruption to
schooling as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on
that progress.
The interim findings are based on reading and maths assessments
taken in the autumn and spring terms of 2020 to 2021.
The 5 reports available on this page are:
- interim findings: results from provisional, initial analysis
of data from the first autumn half-term 2020
- complete findings from the autumn term: results from a full,
comprehensive analysis of data from the whole autumn term 2020
- initial findings from the spring term: results from an
initial analysis of data from the spring term 2021
- complete findings from the spring term: results from a full,
comprehensive analysis of data from the whole spring term 2021
- complete findings from the summer term and summary of all
previous findings
We have added a revised version of ‘Understanding progress in the
2020 to 2021 academic year: findings from the summer term and
summary of all previous findings’. This includes a correction to
Table 17: Estimated learning loss in secondary reading, in
months, for figures 3.5 and 3.8. The text on pages 43 and 47 has
changed accordingly to reflect that for secondary pupils in
reading, in the academic year 2020 to 2021:
- by the end of the summer term, the greatest recovery in lost
learning was in London
- children in need pupils and pupils with special educational
needs and disabilities appear to have been disproportionately
affected by the pandemic
