“Previous analysis from the think tank Policy Exchange appeared to disprove the claim from critics that free schools suck talent from competitors and undermine standards.”
“It suggested that free schools – set up by parents, teachers or third parties outside council control – have had a wider positive effect on education standards in areas where they are created.”
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A Rising Tide: The Competitive Benefits of Free Schools
Free Schools are raising standards for other pupils across the local community, especially in some of the poorest performing schools, as well for the pupils who attend them. A Rising Tide sets out for the first time detailed analysis on the performance of local schools where a Free School has opened.
