Educational Inequality

Question 1

Differential achievement – Social class (statistics)

Answer 1

Department for Education (2019); GOV.UK; 2024 GCSE results

Question 2

Department for Education (2019) – Differential achievement – Social class (statistics)

Answer 2

<2.6% of grammar pupils are FSM (vs 13.4% in other schools); <33% of FSM pupils achieve 5+ grade 4s (vs 75% non-FSM); <25% of FSM pupils go to university (vs 43% overall)

Question 3

GOV.UK – Differential achievement – Social class (statistics)

Answer 3

53.5% of FSM pupils meet expected standard at KS2; FSM pupils more likely to be in lower sets and underperform in SATs

Question 4

2024 GCSE results – Differential achievement – Social class (statistics)

Answer 4

Attainment 8: FSM = 34.8; Non-FSM = 49.6

Question 5

Differential achievement – Gender (statistics)

Answer 5

DfE; Education Policy Institute; 2024 GCSE results

Question 6

DfE 2022/23 – Differential achievement – Gender (statistics)

Answer 6

63% of girls met expected standard in reading and writing; 56% of boys met expected standard

Question 7

Education Policy Institute – Differential achievement – Gender (statistics)

Answer 7

Girls were 3.2 months ahead of boys at age 5 (2022); gap increased from 2.9 months in 2019

Question 8

2024 GCSE results – Differential achievement – Gender (statistics)

Answer 8

Pass rate: girls 71%, boys 64.2%; Grade 9–4: girls 77.1%, boys 61.2%

Question 9

DfE 2021 – Differential achievement – Gender (statistics – subject differences)

Answer 9

Maths grade 5+: boys 48.7%, girls 44.2%; Physics grade 5+: boys 37.6%, girls 31.7%

Question 10

Differential achievement – Ethnicity (statistics)

Answer 10

Hastings (2006); 2024 GCSE Attainment 8 results

Question 11

Hastings (2006) – Differential achievement – Ethnicity (statistics)

Answer 11

White pupils make less progress from ages 11–16 than Black and Asian pupils; White pupils may become the lowest performing group if trends continue

Question 12

2024 GCSE results – Differential achievement – Ethnicity (statistics)

Answer 12

Attainment 8 scores: Chinese 65.5; Indian 59.4; Bangladeshi 51.9; Black African 48.7; Pakistani 47.0; White British 44.9; Black Caribbean 40.0; Irish Traveller 26.8; Gypsy/Roma 20.3