Three out of four academy chains have schools that are ‘coasting’, says new research

Nearly half of the individual academies analysed in the Sutton Trust study would be classified as “coasting” under the Government’s new clampdown on schools. Twenty-six of the 34 chains had at least one coasting school.

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But the report by The Sutton Trust,  which aims to improve social mobility through education, found that while some academy chains were out-performing the average for all state-funded schools, others performed poorly for disadvantaged pupils. Sir Peter Lampl, the charity’s chairman, said: “Many chain sponsors, despite several years in charge of their schools, continue to struggle to improve the outcomes of their most disadvantaged students.”

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