Marketisation and selection sociology

On multiple resources it says that good schools are able to select what students that would most benefit them. I am confused as doesn’t every child have the right to a school in their area. Is this selection process just limited to people who move school mid year (mainly from exclusions as I know schools can deny people). Or can they select from when they apply in yr 6. Hope this makes sense as I’m just curious and confused

Reply 1

Mechanicsisvhard

If good schools are oversubscribed then they can choose the best candidates such as students who got the highest in admission exams, best test results etc. A student does have a right to go to a school near to them, but the process of enrolment is slightly is different for selective schools vs comprehensive/mixed ability schools as they aim to have high attaining students in their schools.

Quick Reply

Related discussions

Latest

Trending

Articles for you

How to revise for A-level Sociology exams: AQA explains what to do

How to revise for GCSE Sociology exams: AQA explains what to do

Try out the app

Continue on web