Morris, Rebecca (2015) Free schools and disadvantaged intakes. British Educational Research Journal, 41 (4). pp. 535-552. doi:10.1002/berj.3168 ISSN 0141-1926.

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Abstract

The Free Schools policy in England has led to the opening of a number of new autonomous state‐funded schools. This article uses data from the Annual Schools Census to present the proportions of socioeconomically disadvantaged children attending the first three waves of these schools. It updates and builds on previous work that focused on the student composition of the first wave of Free Schools that opened in 2011. The analysis compares the Free School intakes with other local schools and Local Authority (LA) data and seeks to establish whether the schools are taking an equal share of disadvantaged children in relation to their nearby competitors. Differences emerge between the different waves of schools with those that opened in 2011 generally underrepresenting disadvantaged children. In the second and third waves the picture is more mixed. It is also the case that Free Schools with a faith designation or an alternative or specialist curriculum appear particularly likely to have proportionally fewer disadvantaged children than might be expected based on their location. The potential impacts of having an increasing number of new schools with unbalanced intakes are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	High schools -- Admission -- England, Poor children -- Eduaction (High school) -- England
Journal or Publication Title:	British Educational Research Journal
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0141-1926
Official Date:	9 March 2015
Dates:	Date Event 9 March 2015 Available
Volume:	41
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 535-552
DOI:	10.1002/berj.3168
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights):	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Morris, R. (2015) 'Free Schools and disadvantaged intakes.', British educational research journal., 41 (4). pp. 535-552., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3168 . This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	28 March 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access:	28 March 2019
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