Structure of Primary Education

The Primary Review released a interim report, this one examining the structure of primary education. By investigating changes to English education since the 1967 Plowden Report and comparing to international cases the authors found that:

- Most changes are a result of the 1988 Education Reform Act, which introduced competition between schools.
- Internationally there is a wide variation in the school starting age or point of starting school.
- Evidence suggests that school starting age or the school size has little impact on attainment, but overall evaluation of school structures on impact is limited.