Sentence examples for ranking pupils from inspiring English sources

In the small pockets of England where grammar schools survive, schools select according to academic ability, ranking pupils and taking the best that apply.

Kings Langley school's 2014 Ofsted report ranked pupil behaviour as "outstanding".

Public schools have never been worried about ranking their pupils, testing them relentlessly, rewarding success and punishing failure.

In 2000, the OECD ranked UK pupils above average – seventh in reading and eighth in maths out of 27 countries.

In the Bethnal Green academy, which ranks second, disadvantaged pupils perform better than the average, with a rate of 92% compared with 90% for the school as a whole.

But although schools account for the largest part of California's budget, California entered the recession ranking 46th in spending per pupil.

In the original consultation, the government envisaged retaining a threshold measure ranking schools by the percentage of pupils getting a C grade or better in English and maths.

2009-10 total spending for the TCCS was $5,050,613, a Total Spending per Pupil of $16,614 based on 304 students, ranking 51st highest of the 77 charter schools statewide, with the average district spending $17,836 per pupil.

When the state's high cost of living is factored into spending per pupil, California fares even worse, ranking with poor states like Mississippi.

Pupils are ranked on progress against individual targets every six weeks, with results posted publicly on a board.

Could it be that 'competitive dumbing down' happens when independent institutions competing for pupils are ranked by league tables based on exams set by those with a vested interest in the outcome?