Heterogeneous effects of school autonomy in England

Lorenzo Neri and Elisabetta Pasini

Economics of Education Review, 2023, vol. 94, issue C

Abstract: A 2010 education reform gave English schools the option to become academies, autonomous but state-funded schools. Academies can opt for two different models of governance by choosing to remain standalone schools or join an academy chain. We investigate the causal effect of the governance model on student achievement and school inputs. We find that students in academy chains have higher end-of-primary school test scores, with stronger effects for low achievers and early converter academies. School chains are more efficient than standalone academies, achieving better results while spending less overall. Survey data suggest that chains favor management changes, whereas standalone academies make changes related to educational practices.

Keywords: Autonomous schools; School governance; School performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I21 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2023.102366

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