. This approach combines the three major critiques of the usefulness of performance tables into a natural metric. We … implement this for 500,000 students in England for a range of performance measures. Using performance tables is strongly better …

approach combines the three major critiques of the usefulness of performance tables into a natural, implementable metric. The … best content for school performance tables is the statistic that best answers the question: “In which feasible choice … for a range of performance measures. Using performance tables is strongly better than choosing at random: a child who …

We test the hypothesis that the publication of school performance tables raises school effectiveness. Our data allow us …