Recent research by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and the Sutton Trust found that pupils at secondary free schools perform slightly better compared to similar pupils at other schools.
Although it is still early days for free schools, these initial findings suggest that secondary free schools are doing well in terms of improving pupil performance. However, are they meeting all of their original policy aims?
Free schools were first introduced in 2010 as one of the coalition government’s flagship education policies. The free school programme aimed to bring new and innovative providers, including parents, into a more autonomous and self-improving school system, driving up standards through greater innovation and school choice.
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