The Mobility of English School Children

Stephen Machin, Shqiponja Telhaj and Joan Wilson

CEE Discussion Papers from Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE

Abstract: In this paper we examine links between pupil mobility and pupil and school characteristics at all levels of compulsory schooling in England. We derive measures of mobility from two academic years of the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) data, a unique national administrative pupil level longitudinal data source. Our findings suggest that mobile pupils are more socially disadvantaged than non-mobile pupils and are significantly less likely to have a good prior education record. Moreover, we find that pupils are less likely to move if the school they attend has good average performance levels. Finally, when children move school, they are more likely to end up in a school with better Key Stage performance than the one they left, but this improvement is significantly more marked for children from better off backgrounds.

Keywords: School children; mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-05
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