Sparkes, Jo - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999
sustaining social exclusion. Testscores at school are the most effective predictor of many adult outcomes.School attendance and … thatcombinations of social disadvantage powerfully affect school performancewith up to 75% of school variation in 16 year old … attainment at GCSEassociated with pupil intake factors. But school factors can raise attainmentby up to 14 GCSE points for …