Halstead Gazette:
Study shows converting primary schools into academies has 'not boosted pupils' performance'
21 November 2016
NEW research shows the conversion of primary schools into academies has not boosted pupils' performance.
All primary and secondary schools in England were given permission to be run independently of local government in 2010 in an attempt to drive up standards.
But a study by the London School of Economnics has found no evidence to support a benefit to primary students' resutls during the first two years of "academisation".
This article was published online by the Halstead Gazette on November 21, 2016