West, Anne 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2932-7667 and Hind, Audrey
(2006)
Selectivity, admissions and intakes to ‘comprehensive’ schools in London, England.
Educational Studies, 32 (2).
pp. 145-155.
ISSN 0305-5698
Abstract
This study focuses on admissions criteria used for 'comprehensive' secondary schools in London, UK. It was found that schools whose admissions were controlled by the local authority were more likely to report giving priority to children with medical/social needs and special educational needs than were schools that controlled their own admissions; the latter were more likely to report the use of various potentially 'creaming' criteria. There was also more 'selectivity' among London comprehensive schools with autonomy over admissions, with higher proportions using potentially selective admissions criteria than in the rest of England. Moreover, it was found that schools with responsibility for their own admissions had lower proportions of pupils with special educational needs and obtained higher scores in public examination 'league tables' than schools whose admissions were controlled by the local authority. The findings suggest that some schools, although nominally 'comprehensive', appear to restrict access to certain groups of pupils.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.informaworld.com/0305-5698 |
| Additional Information: | © 2006 Routledge |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2008 12:31 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/15324 |
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