How does performance in single sex and mixed schools compare subject-by-subject?
We investigate whether pupils in single sex schools do relatively well in some subjects compared to their peers in mixed schools
We investigate whether pupils in single sex schools do relatively well in some subjects compared to their peers in mixed schools
We investigate whether the higher rate of progression is really anything to do with the single sex environment.
Not only is physics graded more severely than other subjects at A level, students who take it often do so alongside other severely graded subjects.
We compare the A-Level results of students who take A-Level maths and those who don't. We also look at the severity of grading in A-Level physics while we're at it.
The vast majority of students who enter A level physics (and computer science) also enter A level maths