Differential Educational Achievement trends

Question 1

Trends based upon Receipt of FSM

Answer 1

Students who have been in receipt of free school meals are less likely to go onto university and less likely to go onto higher paid graduate jobs as a result

Question 2

Trends based upon Gender

Answer 2

Girls tend to read more and discuss their schoolwork more often than boys, developing language and reasoning skills that gives them an advantage over boys

Question 3

Trends based upon Ethnic groups

Answer 3

The highest-achieving minority ethnic group at GCSE level are Chinese and Indian Asian pupils. The lowest-achieving minority groups at GCSE level are Black Caribbean, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Roma and Traveller-of-Irish-Heritage pupils