https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15106551/headmaster-hell-turns-troubled-school-crackdown.html#
In my town there are 3 secondary schools that are in close proximity to each other. They draw pupils from roughly the same area; the pupils come from a similar demographic; similar socio- economic background etc but one school achieves significantly better GCSE and alevel results than the other two, and has done so for years.
What is causing this? Is it down to the headteacher? I can understand a difference if the pupils from one school came from a better economic background or there were large demographic differences but there aren't...
is it down to the headteacher? Today's article in the DailyMail as made me think how schools from the same area with similar pupils can differ so much.