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The Education Policy Institute has published its latest assessment of the free schools programme in England. The new report draws on the most recent data from the Department for Education, providing the most detailed, up to date findings on free…
By Emily Hunt, Jon Andrews, and Education Policy Institute
Today the Department for Education has published data showing how many pupils were offered a place at their preferred school for entry this September. The headlines show that 93.0 per cent of secondary applicants and 97.5 per cent of primary…
By Emily Hunt
New research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) examines the school appeals and waiting lists system in England. Drawing on newly available parental preferences data, the study examines how parents use these routes to secure a school place for their…
By Emily Hunt
Does moving schools from one academy trust to another improve performance? Jon Andrews looks at the latest evidence. While it may have seemed that the debate about school structures had moved on, Angela Rayner’s speech to the Labour Party conference, …
By Jon Andrews
Last week over half a million children started secondary school in England for the first time. Their parents will have had the opportunity to apply to their preferred schools the previous autumn. Some parents will have been successful in getting…
By Emily Hunt
This paper from the Education Policy Institute analyses the government's claim that “there are now 1.9 million more children in good or outstanding schools than there were in 2010”. Authored by Jon Andrews, Director for School System and Performance and Deputy Head…
By Jon Andrews
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This report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) examines the impact of academy chains and local authorities on pupil attainment, by comparing school performance in these groups. Using the latest data, School Performance in Academy Chains and Local Authorities…
By Jon Andrews
Following the launch of the Government’s 2016 Schools that Work for Everyone consultation, ministers argued that more good schools were needed as many children do not live within a reasonable distance of such schools. The need for greater access to…
By Jon Andrews
This report by the Education Policy Institute looks at the density of high quality secondary school places across England, comparing high quality places in 2015 with 2010 in order to identify whether geographic access to high performing schools is improving. Widening…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
In this report, the Education Policy Institute has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the Free Schools programme in England. Free Schools in England is the most detailed, independent, assessment yet of this new and much debated reform of the school system. The analysis uses the…
By Jon Andrews
Ambition School Leadership have published a report, produced by the Education Policy Institute, which aims to develop an understanding of what makes an effective multi-academy trust (MAT). The report examines a total of 402 MATs in England, and identifies which trusts have…
By Jon Andrews
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published a paper examining the impact of academies on educational outcomes. The comprehensive report brings together EPI’s own analysis, along with research undertaken by the London School of Economics. You can download the report…
By Jon Andrews and Education Policy Institute
