RESEARCH CALLS FOR END TO SCHOOLS’ CONTROL OVER ADMISSIONS
A new report is calling for all schools to be part of a local system of admissions to give parents a fairer choice of school places and to help tackle educational segregation. In research published today the Institute for Public Policy Research says schools can develop a strong individual ethos without having control of their own admissions processes.The study also finds that secondary schools that act as their own admissions authorities are less representative of their local areas. It says that faith schools controlling their own admissions are ten times more likely to be highly unrepresentative while non-faith schools are six times more likely to be highly unrepresentative. The report comes as local authorities across England prepare to write to parents this week with offers of secondary school places.
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