England’s secondary school pupils have risen up the international rankings for their attainment in maths, but there has been little comparable improvement in reading and science.
And this year’s landmark Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results are also likely to overinflate scores for England as too few schools took part in the study.
The OECD has today published its PISA league tables, comparing countries across the globe on their youngsters’ attainment in maths, reading and science.
The government has previously said that this year’s PISA results should be used to judge the success of former education secretary Michael Gove’s sweeping reforms.
