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Deborah Wilson - How informative are English school league tables?

February 2008

Parental choice among schools in England is informed by annually published school performance (league) tables. The 2006 league tables included a measure of contextual value added (CVA) for the first time. Deborah Wilson discusses her research on this.

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• Full article - Accurate performance measure but meaningless ranking exercise? An analysis of the English school league tables (CMPO working paper 07/176) (pdf)
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