Key Trends In Educational Achievement Flashcards

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Educational trends

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GCSE performance by social class, gender and ethnicity

Attainment 8- progress made over 8 key subjects

University entrance

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How class can affect overall score (attainment 8 data)

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Boys on FSM- 31.2 points
Boys not on FSM- 45.6 points
Girls on FSM- 37.7 points
Girls not on FSM- 51.0 points

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Key findings of attainment 8 data

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For all ethnic groups, students on FSM underachieve compared with peers not on FSM

All ethnicities: girls achieve better than boys (average of 6pts whether on FSM or not)

Differences between FSM and non-FSM pupil attainment significantly worse for white students than other groups (17 points difference vs average of 14 points )

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