…pupils. The findings, based on the performance of disadvantaged youngsters attending academies in 39 chains between 2013 and 2015, shows that across the sponsored academies in the best chains, the…
Mixed results in study of disadvantaged pupils in academy chains
…in 11 chains outperformed those in mainstream schools at GCSE, the charity says. Ministers said academies were transforming millions of pupils’ lives. In-depth analysis compared the results at 156 academies…
‘Wide variation’ for academy chains
Alison Kershaw reports for the Press Association on the Sutton Trust’s academy chains report. England’s best academy chains are raising standards for their poorest pupils and outperforming other state schools,…
Academies: improving outcomes?
…to find out if sponsors had a positive effect on the schools in their chains. Today we publish Chain Effects 2016, an analysis of the impact sponsored academy chains are…
Sutton Trust reacts to pre-Budget announcement on academies and longer school day
…been demonstrated Sponsor chains – but especially those needing to improve – should seek out successful practice and reflect on what their own chain could learn from it, and encourage…
Chain Effects cited in final Education and Adoption Bill debates
…Peer Baroness Sharp cited the Sutton Trust’s Chain Effects, noting significant variations between chains and within chains with on the performance of disadvantaged pupils. She called for the reports recommendation…