Education league tables
The latest news and analysis of school league tables released by the Government.
Universities accused of pressuring students over satisfaction survey
Universities have been accused of pressuring students into singing their praises in an attempt to improve their rankings in national league tables.
27 Apr 2010
Release our schools from all this red tape
Telegraph View: An over-reliance on testing and bureacracy is no way to raise standards in our schools.
23 Feb 2010
GCSE league tables 'skewed by vocational courses'
Secondary schools are dramatically inflating their positions in league tables by entering more pupils for practical courses, despite fears they lack quality, it has been claimed.
15 Feb 2010
GCSE league tables: pupils going 'backwards' in three-Rs
Hundreds of thousands of children are effectively going backwards in the three-Rs at secondary school, official figures suggest.
13 Jan 2010
GCSE league tables: worst truants miss two months' lessons
A quarter of children at England’s toughest schools are now classed as habitual truants, according to league tables.
13 Jan 2010
GCSE league tables: languages in decline
The study of foreign languages is in “crisis” as the majority of state secondaries fail to teach the subject to a high level, it has been claimed.
13 Jan 2010
Private schools attack 'flawed' rankings
Head masters have launched a bitter attack on the Government’s “deeply flawed” league tables after a string of top private schools were named last on a technicality.
13 Jan 2010
How to read the A-level league tables
League tables show the performance of English secondary schools and colleges in A-level examinations – and equivalent courses – sat in 2009.
13 Jan 2010
250 failing secondary schools threatened
200,000 children are still being let down in poorly-performing secondary schools, according to the latest league tables.
13 Jan 2010
GCSE league tables: how to read the tables
Today’s league tables show the performance of English secondary schools in GCSEs – or equivalent examinations – taken in mid-2009.
13 Jan 2010
Primary school league tables 2009: more schools failing
Rising numbers of primary schools are giving children a substandard education, league tables show.
01 Dec 2009
Primary school league tables 2009: English results down while maths stalls
The number of children leaving school with a decent grasp of English has dropped for the first time since Sats were introduced, league tables show.
01 Dec 2009
Primary school league tables 2009: faith schools dominate top places
Faith schools dominated a league table of the best primaries in England today, reignited the debate over admissions policies.
01 Dec 2009
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Should Sats be axed?
The publication of primary school league tables has reignited the debate over Sats tests.
01 Dec 2009
Primary school league tables 2009: English results down while maths stalls
The number of children leaving school with a decent grasp of English has dropped for the first time since Sats were introduced, league tables show.
01 Dec 2009
Primary school league tables 2009: academy is 'worst' school
One of Labour’s new academy schools was officially rated the “worst” in the country after parents refused to allow children to take Sats.
01 Dec 2009
Primary school league tables 2009: heads threaten Sats boycott
Head teachers are threatening to block the publication of primary school league tables next year after branding them “demoralising”.
01 Dec 2009
Primary league tables 2009: how to read the tables
Today’s league tables rank English primary schools on performance in English, maths and science tests taken by 11 year-olds.
01 Dec 2009
League tables: more children in poor schools
The number of primary schools with poor Sats results soared by almost 10 per cent, according to league tables.
01 Dec 2009
Why school league tables must be kept
Teach First has called for the abolition of league tables, writes David Green, but we must not allow the faults of Labour’s distorted system to discredit the publication of useful school comparisons.
23 Nov 2009
Scrap school league tables, say experts
School league tables should be scrapped because they promote a culture of “teaching to the test”, according to a report published by Britain’s biggest exam board.
16 Sep 2009
A-level league table: independent schools entering 25 or more candidates
Schools are ranked for the A-level league table 2009 by percentage of subject entries graded A or B. * Includes International Baccalaureate results.
15 Sep 2009
A-level league table: independent schools entering between 10 and 24 candidates
Independent schools entering between 10 and 24 candidates. Data supplied by the Independent Schools Council.
15 Sep 2009
GCSE league tables: independent schools entering 25 or more candidates
Schools are ranked for the GCSE league tables 2009 by percentage of subjects graded A*. Data supplied by the Independent Schools Council, 68 schools declined to submit results meaning not every school appears.
15 Sep 2009
A-level results: grade inflation is just a cruel confidence trick
Telegraph View: This year's A-level results prove that the exam is not fit for purpose.
20 Aug 2009
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