Scrap Sats and judge schools on happiness, say parents
Less than a fifth of parents believe Sats results are a fair way to judge schools – and a majority favour happiness over all else in school, new data suggests.
A survey by YouGov, carried out on behalf of campaign group More Than A Score, shows that just one in six (16 per cent) of parents think schools should be judged on their Sats test results and one in four (25 per cent) take Sats performance into account when choosing where to send their child.