We can produce a similar chart for Attainment
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:46 am
In 2024, the gap stood at 0.7 grades per subject. Roughly 8% was between schools. In other words, the vast majority can be attributed to within school gaps, i.e. the fact that disadvantaged pupils tend to achieve lower Progress 8 schools than their peers in most schools.
The gap increased slightly between 2022 and 2023, possibly china rcs data as a result of returning to pre-pandemic grading standards, and the percentage attributed to between school differences also increased, from just under 6% to just over 7%.
This time we see very similar results for all three years. The total gap is around 14 points, and 11% can be attributed to between-school differences.
Summing up
Fairer admissions are a good thing in and of itself.
However, based on this analysis, we would not expect giving disadvantaged pupils a greater chance of being admitted to higher performing schools to have a massive impact on the disadvantage gap. That said, a small impact at (relatively) low cost could be worth having.
The gap increased slightly between 2022 and 2023, possibly china rcs data as a result of returning to pre-pandemic grading standards, and the percentage attributed to between school differences also increased, from just under 6% to just over 7%.
This time we see very similar results for all three years. The total gap is around 14 points, and 11% can be attributed to between-school differences.
Summing up
Fairer admissions are a good thing in and of itself.
However, based on this analysis, we would not expect giving disadvantaged pupils a greater chance of being admitted to higher performing schools to have a massive impact on the disadvantage gap. That said, a small impact at (relatively) low cost could be worth having.