The Gender Gap In Achievement

Question 1

What are GD in starting school?

Answer 1

-In 2013, teacher assessments of pupils at the end of year 1 showed girls ahead of boys, between 7 and 17 percentage points in all 7 areas of learning assessed.
-Girls were better at concentrating.

Question 2

At key stages 1-3 what was the GD?

Answer 2

-Girls do consistently better than boys, especially in English , the gender gap widens widens through age.
- In science the GG narrows, but girls are still ahead.

Question 3

What is the GG a GCSE stage?

Answer 3

The gender gap stays at 10 points, girls being ahead.

Question 4

What was the GG at A and AS level?

Answer 4

-Girls are more likely to sit and pass, 46.8% of girls gained A-B levels and 42.2% of boys A-B grades.

Question 5

What was the GG on vocational courses?

Answer 5

-Girls are more likely to achieve distinctions at every subject, including classes that have a minority of girls, such as engineering.