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School admissions and ‘selection’ in comprehensive schools: policy and practice

Anne West * London School of Economics and Political Science, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Audrey Hind
&
Hazel Pennell
Pages 347-369 | Published online: 23 Jan 2007

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Rebecca Allen & Anne West. (2011) Why do faith secondary schools have advantaged intakes? The relative importance of neighbourhood characteristics, social background and religious identification amongst parents. British Educational Research Journal 37:4, pages 691-712.
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Anne West, Paola Mattei & Jonathan Roberts. (2011) Accountability and Sanctions in English Schools. British Journal of Educational Studies 59:1, pages 41-62.
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Anne West, Eleanor Barham & Audrey Hind. (2011) Secondary school admissions in England 2001 to 2008: changing legislation, policy and practice. Oxford Review of Education 37:1, pages 1-20.
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Miquel Àngel Alegre & Gerard Ferrer. (2010) School regimes and education equity: some insights based on PISA 2006. British Educational Research Journal 36:3, pages 433-461.
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Anne West & Annamari Ylönen. (2010) Market‐oriented school reform in England and Finland: school choice, finance and governance. Educational Studies 36:1, pages 1-12.
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Rebecca Allen & Anne West. (2009) Response to Grace’s reflections on Allen and West’s paper. Oxford Review of Education 35:4, pages 505-507.
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Rebecca Allen & Anne West. (2009) Religious schools in London: school admissions, religious composition and selectivity. Oxford Review of Education 35:4, pages 471-494.
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Janet Dobson. (2008) Pupil mobility, choice and the secondary school market: assumptions and realities. Educational Review 60:3, pages 299-314.
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Anne West & Peter Currie. (2008) School diversity and social justice: policy and politics. Educational Studies 34:3, pages 241-250.
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StephenP. Jenkins, John Micklewright & SylkeV. Schnepf. (2008) Social segregation in secondary schools: how does England compare with other countries?. Oxford Review of Education 34:1, pages 21-37.
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Anne West & Audrey Hind. (2007) School Choice in London, England: Characteristics of Students in Different Types of Secondary Schools. Peabody Journal of Education 82:2-3, pages 498-529.
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Simon Burgess, Carol Propper & Deborah Wilson. (2007) THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL CHOICE IN ENGLAND. Policy Studies 28:2, pages 129-143.
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Philip Noden & Ian Schagen. (2006) The Specialist Schools Programme: golden goose or conjuring trick?. Oxford Review of Education 32:4, pages 431-448.
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Anne West & Audrey Hind. (2006) Selectivity, admissions and intakes to ‘comprehensive’ schools in London, England. Educational Studies 32:2, pages 145-155.
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Anne West. (2006) SCHOOL CHOICE, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: THE CASE FOR MORE CONTROL. British Journal of Educational Studies 54:1, pages 15-33.
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Anne West. (2005) ‘BANDING’ AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS: 1972–2004. British Journal of Educational Studies 53:1, pages 19-33.
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