Measuring Educational Achievement:

qualifications achieved at end of formal education.

differing levels of educational success across different social groups.

inside school

outside school

data collected and published by government.

2017 – letter grades on percentage 🡪 now number system.

2016 – 3 groups: English and maths, Ebacc, open group. Add top 8 subjects and dived by 10 to get score.

attainment 8 unfairly disadvantaged those with SENd who take less GCSEs.

 UCAS data that is released after all students are placed. Difference in social groups to see difference in acceptance, NOT OFFERS.

Open to manipulation by schools and the government.

M/C and U/C students more likely to go private schools who don’t take GCSE’s but IGCSE’s or IB which is not in OF.