The mobility of English school children

Machin, Stephen, Telhaj, Shqiponja and Wilson, Joan (2006) The mobility of English school children. CEEDP (67). Centre for the Economics of Education, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

In this paper we examine links between pupil mobility and pupil and school characteristics at all levels of compulsory schooling in England. We derive measures of mobility from two academic years of the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) data, a unique national administrative pupil level longitudinal data source. Our findings suggest that mobile pupils are more socially disadvantaged than non-mobile pupils and are significantly less likely to have a good prior education record. Moreover, we find that pupils are less likely to move if the school they attend has good average performance levels. Finally, when children move school, they are more likely to end up in a school with better Key Stage performance than the one they left, but this improvement is significantly more marked for children from better off backgrounds.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cee.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 2006 the authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2008 10:29
Last Modified:	02 Jan 2024 18:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/19414

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