Sutton High School

In the end, with the antipathy of most of the women science teachers, domestic science ceased to be an acceptable alternative science subject for girls. As illustration, Sutton High School closed its domestic science department in 1916.59 By 1918, domestic science had been relegated to a low-status nonacademic subject.60 The high-school debate was over. 

Spencer, S. (2000). Advice and ambition in a girls public day school The case of Sutton High School, 1884-1924. Women s History Review 9(1) 75-91. 

The House of Commons Education and Skills Committee Report (2006 66) is highly critical of the pressure exerted by the national league tables on schools and their (un)willingness to include a broader range of students. They argue that the introduction of contextualised value added results has not had any real impact. Referring to research from the Sutton Trust (2006) as evidence, the report notes that the top 200 performing non-selective state schools take far below their fair share of children with SEN . It seems that other and better forms of accountability are still required. 

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