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Ethnic Differences in Educational Attainments and Progress Revisited

The primary school population in England is becoming ethnically more diverse and differences in educational attainments between ethnic groups continue to be of interest. This paper applies multilevel modelling to an administrative database – the National Pupil Database – to assess the extent of these differences and to compare them with more limited data from the 1980s. It shows that the current national picture hides considerable heterogeneity between schools and that the models for both attainment and progress are complex. The analyses highlight the relative educational success of Chinese pupils and a cause for concern about the attainments of black Caribbean boys. Methodological issues about the categorisation of ethnic groups are discussed. .