League tables

[Rosebud05]

When will the 2011 ones be published?

mid to late january normally

Isnt it Thursday?

I thought it was usually December?

last years bbc page is dated 12th january

I asked the Department of Education via their website and got an email saying they'll be out in January. They didn't say what date though.

It's 14/12/11 for KS2. I think the tables 'go live' at 09:30am.

link please

This note sets out the Department?s intentions on the content of the 2011 School and College Performance Tables which we plan to publish in December 2011 and January 2012.

I couldn't decipher that. It looks like they're usually published in december - why the delay this year?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11947190

It's annoying for people who have to submit an school application.

What is there to decipher?
The Primary League Tables are available now.

I like the new format! Lots more interesting info on there.

• How lower and higher groups do (though I can't find defn - I presume they mean FSM / LAC )
• pupil / teacher ratio
• Avg teacher pay :) (ie do they just employ NQTs)

I meant that I couldn't decipher DanFmDorking's link.

Just spent an hour pouring over the one for our borough.

I don't know about elsewhere, but there seems to be a very strong correlation between % FSM and position in table.

Jeez.

The top performing school has 0% FSM, and 5 out of the bottom 6 have over 40% FSM.

That's freaked me out a bit, tbh

That's the whole point of publishing the FSM data!

Yes, there is a scary relationship between FSM and position in table.

It puts a slightly different perspective on all the talk in the papers today about 'failing' and 'under performing' schools.

It seems very unfair to attribute the blame for this on 'unsatisfactory' teaching, when these stats show that this just can't be the only reason. Unless we assume that good teachers work in wealthy areas and weak ones in poorer areas? This isn't true, is it?

Do only good teachers teach in affluent areas, and weaker ones in poor areas?

Or is all the blaming of schools for 'chronic' underperforming in the papers today somewhat unfair?

What do others thing?

they are out now