Selectivity, Admissions and Intakes to "Comprehensive" Schools in London, England

Autor/inn/en	West, Anne; Hind, Audrey
Titel	Selectivity, Admissions and Intakes to "Comprehensive" Schools in London, England
Quelle	In: Educational Studies, 32 (2006) 2, S.145-155 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-5698
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Selective Admission; Secondary Schools; Educational Needs; Admission (School); Admission Criteria; Secondary School Students; Special Needs Students; Achievement Tests; Scores; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsselektion; Sekundarschule; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Sekundarschüler; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen
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. (Contains 6 tables and 10 notes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10