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School Choice in London, England: Characteristics of Students in Different Types of Secondary Schools
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West, Anne; Hind, Audrey – Peabody Journal of Education, 2007
In England, parents make "choices" (in reality, "preferences") for the state-maintained secondary schools they wish their child to attend. If there are more applicants than places, the school's published admissions criteria are used to give priority to applicants. This article examines how school composition in London varies by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economically Disadvantaged, Secondary Schools, School Choice