…top 500 comprehensives only take half the national average for disadvantaged children. LSE research for the Trust last week found that 89 London academies and other secondary schools have already…
Even schools designed to be free from regulation need some oversight, as a Sutton Trust report shows
…supplies ample empirical evidence that suggests reform of academies is urgently required to make them, in that other phrase so beloved of politicians, “fit for purpose”. Forget the vested interests,…
Comprehensively Fair: Making school admissions work for everyone
…pupils to admit? Some schools can decide their own admissions criteria (academies, voluntary aided schools, foundation and free schools), while others have the criteria set by the local authority. Whether…
Topline Results: MORI Teachers’ Omnibus 2004 (Wave 3)
The topline results of the MORI survey. 1093 20041201 2004 23669 Press release: Teachers support Tomlinson, but more cautious over academies https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/teachers-support-tomlinson-cautious-academies/…
Poor Grammar: Entry Into Grammar Schools Disadvantaged Pupils In England
…school admissions code now allows academies – and most grammar schools are academies – to give preference to pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium. Where they have a free school…
Widening participation headlines from Level 3 results day
…the increase was only 2.2 percentage points (up to 22.3%), and at academies only 2.5 percentage points (up to 26.5%). University access The 18-year-old university entry rate in England…