ETHNICITY AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL
First some facts (Runnymede Trust, June 2012) which highlight the wide variation across ethnic minority groups:
Context – the benchmark for measuring achievement in schools is – GCSES (5 A*-C grades including Maths and English)
- Attainment by ethnicity has improved since 2006/7
- Chinese students, have far higher levels of attainment compared to the national level.
- It is worth highlighting however that Pakistani and Black Caribbean young people still have lower attainment levels than the national level.
- The data for 2010/11 is as follows:
- The national level, and the percentage of White British pupils achieving 5 A*-C grades including Maths and English, is 58% compared to around 45% in 2006/07
- Chinese students are the highest attaining group, with 78.5% achieving 5 A*-C grades including Maths and English. This compares to 70% in 2006/07
- Indian students are the second highest attaining group, with 74.4% achieving 5 A*-C grades including Maths and English compared to around 62% in 2006/07
- Bangladeshi pupils now have a slightly higher attainment rate than White pupils, with 59.7% 5 A*-C grades including Maths and English. This is a massive improvement given that only around 40% achieved this 2006/07, which was 5% less than White pupils and the National Level
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