…earlier research backs this up. A student from an independent school is 55 times more likely to attend Oxbridge than a student on free school meals, for example. And the…
Wide variations found in how academy chains are improving grades for poorer pupils
…converters. But in terms of social mobility, it’s what’s happening in the 1,000 sponsored academies that’s most interesting. These are the schools, often serving disadvantaged communities, which are in the…
Pioneer project to open up independent schools to all children on merit is a ‘great success’
…have commented very favourably. Social mixing has been good in contrast to what has been reported for a forerunner, the Assisted Places Scheme. Open Access has shown how the important…
Non-grammars are most socially selective state schools
…top 25% of academic achievers at age 11, it found that just under 2% of those in grammar schools are on Free School Meals, compared with 5.5% in non-selective schools….
Academies need to collaborate more with neighbouring schools
…the Institute of Education, University of London, which was confirmed last week as the leading centre for educational research in the UK. The Institute of Education’s review, commissioned by the…
Highly able pupils do worse in deprived schools
…a ‘hidden poor’ – over 40,000 pupils eligible for Free School Meals earlier in their schooling, but who are currently ignored in the Government’s official statistics on the attainment gap…