Increasing numbers of secondary schools in England are using Saturday classes and extended school days to boost pupils' results.
Nearly a quarter of schools surveyed by the Specialist Schools
and Academies Trust said they ran extra classes to help pupils
develop their potential.
The survey of 425 schools also found over a third grouped pupils by the stage they were at rather than by age.
More than half of the schools which took part in the survey
operated a public school-style house system to improve behaviour and
encourage interaction between peer groups.
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