Private school pupils’ performance in GCSEs (and IGCSEs)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21512271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jake Anders (0000-0003-0930-2884, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, London, UK, corresponding author), Francis Green (0000-0002-6786-5012, LLAKES Centre for Learning and Life Chances, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, London, UK), Morag Henderson (0000-0003-0107-4899, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Social Research Institute, London, UK), Golo Henseke (0000-0003-0669-2100, LLAKES Centre for Learning and Life Chances, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, London, UK) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 795-813 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-764X • E-ISSN: 1469-3577 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0305764x.2024.2420611 |
| OpenAlex | W4404543525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
Using rich longitudinal data from the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), the authors compare the performance of private and state school pupils in age 16 national examinations (GCSEs) in England, where private schools are particularly well resourced by international standards. Performance among pupils attending private secondary schools is superior. However, this raw difference ignores the highly socially selective nature of the English private school system. Adjusting for socioeconomic background, the overall performance difference between the sectors disappears. The picture is also quite different when considering English, Maths, Science and Arts subjects separately. Implications are reviewed for debate surrounding the role of private schools and the emphasis of lower secondary state education on core subjects at the expense of Arts subjects
Cohort · Cohort study · Common core · Economic growth · Economics · Mathematics education · Political science · Population · Private school · Private sector · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · The arts · Demography · Engineering · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |