Education Endowment Foundation:Guidance for evaluators and funders on using GCSE performance as an outcome measure

Guidance for evaluators and funders on using GCSE performance as an outcome measure

Guidance for the planning stage of trials, for which the primary outcome measure being considered is attainment at GCSE

Authors: Ben Smith, Stephen Morris and Harry Armitage


July 2021

This guidance is intended for the planning stage of trials – in particular, trials for which the primary outcome measure being considered is attainment at GCSE (and in particular, GCSE English Language and Mathematics.