We’re seeking views on the methodology in our paper analysing the household income and educational outcomes of pupils in England.
We’re seeking views on our preliminary investigation of the relationship between household income and education for pupils in schools in England.
The statistical paper describes a provisional methodology we used to calculate equivalised household income bands. We have done this by matching administrative income data from other government departments to anonymised pupil records.
It includes analysis on:
The paper also outlines an approach to looking at ordinary working families.
An explanation of equivalisation is set out in Annex A.
We have extended the consultation period to 31 July.