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The Mobility of English School Children *
Author(s) -
Machin Stephen,
Telhaj Shqiponja,
Wilson Joan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
fiscal studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1475-5890
pISSN - 0143-5671
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00035.x
Subject(s) - pupil , disadvantaged , census , social mobility , psychology , demographic economics , mathematics education , geography , developmental psychology , demography , sociology , economic growth , economics , social science , population , neuroscience
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.