Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine attainments in all the secondary schools in one local education authority area and to account for differences in attainment with reference to school type and other `internal' school variables, using methods of multivariate analysis.

Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions (Independent variables where 049 were criterion variables) Free subject choice, ability grouping (non-streaming), school size, school attendance, proportion staying on beyond minimum leaving age, staff experience, age and qualifications, staff turnover, school atmosphere/head teacher-evaluative, potency, activity, stability, number of subjects in curriculum, number of hours tuition in English/Mathematics/Science, hours of homework, distance from County Education Office.

No sampling (total universe)

Face-to-face interview

Educational measurements

Compilation or synthesis of existing material