About FFT

Data

Literacy

Research

Our mission...

To support schools and teachers from nursery through to post-16 education, to help children achieve their very best.

We do this through providing expert data and effective literacy tools to support schools globally in improving pupil outcomes.

We deliver through

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    “Spark change”

    Empowering innovation and ideas to help support schools.

    “Better Decisions”

    Transforming data into clear, actionable insight that make informed decisions.

    “Improve Outcomes”

    Creating solutions to deliver meaningful impact.

    14,000

    schools have partnered with us globally.

    25+ years

    of helping schools to improve with insightful data

    Our story

    FFT Education was founded in 2001 by the Fischer Family Foundation and Mike Treadaway as a not-for-profit organisation with one clear purpose: to improve educational outcomes through reliable data and practical tools.

    Today, FFT is a leading UK provider of education data and literacy programmes, trusted by thousands of schools to help pupils to reach their full potential.

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    2001

    FFT is founded by Fischer Family Foundation and Mike Treadaway, develops contextual value added model for schools and LAs in 2003.

    2004

    All LAs in England and Wales join FFT and we start development of our contextual value added model to analyse school performance.

    2008

    FFT Live is established as the main source of independent data to support target setting and self-evaluation alongside RAISEonline.

    2010

    We process 7 million pupil records and calculate over 250 million estimates in FFTLive for pupils in all key stages.

    2013

    FFT is now the leading independent provider of education data for schools in the UK, and begins maintaining the Welsh Examination Database.

    2014

    We launch FFT Aspire, providing a broader and richer set of data using the latest curriculum and accountability measures.

    2015

    We provide freely accessible research through FFT Education Datalab to inform education policy and further support schools.

    2019

    FFT Aspire grows to include pupil tracking for primary schools, recording pupil performance across multiple test types.

    2020

    We launch attendance tracking for all key stages, giving schools a dynamic picture of their changing attendance.

    2021

    We expand again to offer tutoring and phonics, merging with Success for All to broaden our literacy support for schools.

    2022

    As the leading provider of data analysis and early literacy tutoring in the UK, we launch a brand-new Aspire that brings data and literacy together under one roof.

    2023

    FFT expands its digital reading package to British international schools.

    2024

    Pupil tracking expands to include secondary schools, bringing a range of engaging new reports to GCSE and vocational analysis.

    2025

    British International Schools are able to utilise the power of FFT Aspire data and reports to improve pupil outcomes.

      Our people

      A passionate team of over 100+ people, committed to supporting schools and building strong foundations for pupils to achieve their full potential.
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      Our people come from all kinds of backgrounds

      teaching

      data

      graduate

      sales

      student

      customer care

      programming

      governor

      finance

      local government

      and more…

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      We’re from something bigger

      As part of the Fischer Family Foundation we help schools and policymakers to overcome the challenges of early literacy.
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      “Ensuring that all children are age-appropriately literate is the biggest single step that a society can take to break a cycle of deprivation.”

      Mike Fischer — Founder and Chairman, Fischer Family Foundation

      Get in touch with us

      If you'd like to know more, call us on 01446 776 262, visit us on social media, or follow the link to enquire about our products.
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