More common in medicine than education, the trials are being used by the Department for Education (DfE) on the advice of Dr Ben Goldacre, the author of Bad Science.
A report for the DfE by Dr Goldacre earlier this year looked at the role of evidence in education and recommended its use in everyday approaches and professional practice.
The trial will see 480 schools shown how their pupils’ maths and science exam results fit against those of schools with similar intakes.
The idea is that participating heads and teachers will be able to compare and collaborate.
The project is to be led by the Institute of Education and funded through the DfE’s research centre, the Centre for Understanding Behavioural Change.
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