Topic 4 - The gender gap in achievement

2013, teacher assessments of pupils at end of Y1 - girls ahead of boys by 7-17% in all 7 areas of learning eg literacy.

Girls also better than boys at concentrating. DfE (2013) study - state primary schools, boys 2 1/2 times more likely to have statements of special ed needs.

Girls do consistently better, esp in English - gender gap widens w/ age. Science + maths, gap narrower, but girls still do better.

Gender gap around 10%.

Girls more likely to sit + pass exams + get higher grades, gap narrower than at GCSE.

2013 - 46.8% girls A/B, 42.4% boys. Even in 'male' subjects, girls more likely to get A - C.

Large proportion girls - distinctions in every subject inc engineering + construction where girls minority.