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Sunday Bore

Some Grammar Schools as good as Eton

Post by Sunday Bore »

Quoting the Sunday Times today:

"Parents who want to maximise the chances of their children getting a university education at Oxford or Cambridge used to choose a top private school, fork out and hold their breath. But those lucky enough to have a child at Colyton in Devon, Kendrick in Reading or Queen Elizabeth’s in Barnet, north London, will wake up today to the news that all three have been rated above many of Britain’s most expensive private schools. "

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0, ... 52,00.html

I think this is very misleading: Eton gets 46% of its leavers into Oxbridge whereas the rest barely manage 10%.
Bored on Sunday

Post by Bored on Sunday »

Hi Sunday Bore,

The tables make interesting reading:

http://www.times-archive.co.uk/onlinesp ... chools.pdf
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Post by Sally-Anne »

Hi "Bored on Sunday"

I'm rather glad you're bored enough to post that link - very interesting reading indeed! It puts into perspective our local grammar and private schools in Bucks.

Best wishes
Sally-Anne
jah

Post by jah »

Interesting, but inaccurate. It omits my daughter's school King Edwards Handsworth , Birmingham, which fulfils the criteria. If it misses one, what other inaccuracies does it contain.
christa

Re: Some Grammar Schools as good as Eton

Post by christa »

Completely agree with Sunday Bore. Top private schools (St Paul's, Westminster, Eton etc) get half their intake into Oxbridge year after year. The top grammars get about 10%.

This suggests a massive bias towards these schools. But it may also be a reflection of the fact that there's more to a good education than Gcse and A level results that require a narrow tick-box style of teaching. As I understand it, the top private schools teach well beyond the national curriculum and cover subjects in greater depth. League tables of this sort are very misleading and only encourage schools to stick to the very basics.
Sunday Bore wrote:Quoting the Sunday Times today:

"Parents who want to maximise the chances of their children getting a university education at Oxford or Cambridge used to choose a top private school, fork out and hold their breath. But those lucky enough to have a child at Colyton in Devon, Kendrick in Reading or Queen Elizabeth’s in Barnet, north London, will wake up today to the news that all three have been rated above many of Britain’s most expensive private schools. "

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0, ... 52,00.html

I think this is very misleading: Eton gets 46% of its leavers into Oxbridge whereas the rest barely manage 10%.
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Post by Bewildered »

Interesting to note that according to thier table, 10 out of the top 12 are girls schools!!
christa

Post by christa »

Maybe because girls do tick-box better than boys?
Guest

Post by Guest »

Yes my daughter goes to one of those schools and she often comes home with homework that is a page of boxes to tick. I don't know - the state of education these days. Take me back to my school days, they knew how to teach then didn't they and the girls knew their place.
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