The 2010 primary school reform in the UK aimed at giving schools more autonomy and freedom from local council's control …, by giving them the option to become academies. Once converted, schools need to choose between remaining a standalone …. Survey data on academies suggest that schools belonging to chains are more likely to change leadership and entrust the …

of family resources by allowing effects to differ between young people whose families are home owners and those whose … families are tenants. We find evidence that local labour markets significantly influence school leaving decisions of 16 year … families. Our results suggest that factors associated with the family socio economic status, such us parental tastes for …

considerable autonomy while remaining in the state sector. We analyse the effects of two secondary free schools with different … schools have a strong positive impact on student test scores on average. However, we also find heterogeneous effects: the "no …. Both schools similarly reduce student absences and school mobility. Peer quality, teacher characteristics, and inspectorate …