‘No benefits’ of forcing failing primary schools to join academy trusts

UCL Institute of Education has studied the benefits of school acdemies (David Jones/PA)

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Forcing failing primary schools to join multi-academy trusts makes no difference to their performance, a new study suggests.

The report from the UCL Institute of Education calls into question the Government’s plan to make all schools join a multi-academy trust by 2030.