…while at comprehensives the increase was 1.9 percentage points (up to 22%), and at academies only 1.4 percentage points (up to 25.4%) We also don’t yet have data to compare…
Sutton Trust response to GCSE Results Day 2023
…at comprehensives and 4.5pp at academies. Grades fell most at grammar schools, by 7.2pp compared to last year. This means the state/independent gap has narrowed somewhat this year. GEOGRAPHY London…
Over 150 comprehensive schools more socially exclusive than the average grammar
…admissions, which have been consistently shown to be less socially selective, has also dropped, while the proportion of converter academies, which are more socially selective, has increased. To address these…
A year of Fair School Admissions
…School Bill looks to strengthen collaboration between Local Authorities and Academies in admissions. There has been healthy discussion around the best way to implement Fair Banding in education news outlets…
Potential for Success
…in London, in converter academies, and in schools with higher numbers of other previously high attaining students. Disadvantaged students make up a much smaller proportion in grammar schools, compared to…
Free For All?
…primary and all through schools were set up by academies. This has increased to almost four in five of the new free schools opened since 2015 (78 per cent of…