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Evaluation of the mixed attainment grouping of year 7 and 8 students within English and mathematics

Pilot randomised controlled trial to explore the use of mixed attainment grouping of year 7 and 8 students within English and mathematics

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10304032
Enrollment
3600
Registered
2015-10-13
Start date
2015-03-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-09-24

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Conditions

Attainment in Math and English in schools Not Applicable

Interventions

This pilot trial will include two experimental groups: 20 Secondary schools will be randomly allocated to one of the two groups. For all schools, key stage 2 results will be used as baseline test data
and provide time, space and guidance for Year 7 mathematics and English teachers to design appropriate grouping approaches, support to pupils, and curriculum, for application of the principles in thei

Sponsors

Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. State secondary schools in England that currently practice mixed attainment grouping 2. State secondary schools in England willing to change their practice to mixed attainment grouping for English and/or maths in years 7 and 8

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants not fulfilling inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
While this is not a fully powered trial, testing will take place in year 8 after two years of the intervention to ensure that mixed attainment grouping does not result in a significant drop in attainment in mathematics and/or English. A random sample of 60 pupils from year 8 will sit these tests in summer 2017. Their key stage 2 test results from academic year 2014-15 will be used to measure attainment at baseline.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome measures for this study are pupils’ self confidence in English and mathematics. These will be measured using a pupil survey at the start of year 7 in September 2015 and at the end of year 8 in summer 2017.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026