Grammar Schools Archive
Gloucestershire grammar schools filled by out-of-county children
The number of non-local pupils in Gloucestershire's grammar schools has risen since the pandemic.
I regret sending my daughter to a grammar school
Gillian, a careers advisor from Lincolnshire, tells i why despite grammars being hugely oversubscribed. She wishes her daughter had gone to a comprehensive instead
Grammar schools braced for surge in demand as Labour plans to tax private education fees
Private schools could face an exodus of pupils under a plan to include education costs in VAT, according to analysts.
Welcome to Starmer’s Britain, where class hatred will ruin our private schools
I don’t expect Sir Keir Starmer (Reigate Grammar School before it went private) is losing much sleep over the fact that Labour’s policy of slapping 20 per cent...
Grammar schools face being ‘swamped’ by private pupils over Labour VAT raid
Independent schools expect to suffer exodus if Labour imposes tax on fees
Kent’s private schools see significant drop in Kent Test success rates prompting suspicion parents are opting instead for private tutors
The number of children from private schools passing the Kent Test has dramatically dropped, it has been revealed.
One in five students gain place at grammar school through head teacher assessment after 11+ fail
More than 20% of Kent pupils are getting into grammar schools after failing the 11-plus exam, according to newly released figures.
The Conservative betrayal of selective schooling
Grammar schools are great — but there are not enough of them
Hundreds of new grammar school places needed in Kent by end of the decade with cost likely to ‘fall on the taxpayer’, education chief warns
Hundreds of extra grammar school places will be needed in Kent by the end of the decade with the cost likely to “fall on the taxpayer”,...
Wealthy target grammar schools to avoid Labour’s VAT on fees
Tutors report a surge in demand for 11-plus coaching, which could make selective schools more socially exclusive
Keir Starmer’s VAT raid on private schools could squeeze poor children out of grammars, leading education figures warn
POORER students risk being squeezed out of grammar school places by parents looking to dodge Labour's proposed VAT raid on private school fees, leading education figures have warned.
Keir Starmer’s VAT raid on private schools could squeeze poor children out of grammars, leading education figures warn
POORER students risk being squeezed out of grammar school places by parents looking to dodge Labour's proposed VAT raid on private school fees, leading education figures have warned.