Pupils in large schools 'treble'
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The number of children in schools of more than 2,000 pupils has more than trebled since 1997, the Tories say.
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The truancy rate of pupils in England's secondary schools has increased again this year, according to government figures.
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Pupils in fee-paying schools scored four times as many A* grades at GCSE this summer than the average for teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC) released yesterday.
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Pupils have made improvements in maths but there has been little progress in writing, official figures show.
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Only one in three schools in England now has compulsory lessons in foreign languages for pupils over 14.
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A top government adviser says about 80,000 children go to underperforming secondary schools each year.
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As thousands of North-east students take part i
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One school in England sticks out a mile for the number of qualifications points achieved by its students.
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There has been a leap in truancy figures for secondary pupils in England, despite a big campaign to clamp down on the problem.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.
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Number of children taught in schools with more than 2,000 pupils has trebled since Labour came to power
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Too many school leavers  cannot  read, write or add up properly, large businesses complain.
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Children with hearing problems, even minimal, are significantly more likely to have academic problems, experts said Thursday.
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The report says students are catching up to their worldwide counterparts but fourth-graders are not. By Michael Dobbs / Washington Post.
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Pupils in Wales have a GCSE pass rate of almost 98% - outperforming youngsters in England and Northern Ireland.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker considers the issue of school admissions.
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There are big variations in how many children from different neighbourhoods go to university.