Increase in applications for Grammars
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:25 pm
There is an article in today's Telegraph (unfortunately not available online) which claims to provide details of the increase in grammar school applications.
The title is "Ten children for each grammar school place", and it quotes a number of figures.
The numbers are in order of No. of places, applicants and % increase this year. Asterisk denotes "partial figures" whatever that may mean)
Bucks - 2126 - 7228 - +1.2%
Sutton* - 485 - 3772 - +5%
Bournemouth - 312 - 874 - +11%
Kingston - 260 - 2350 - +5%
Lincs - 1830 - 4351 - +1.4%
Medway - 976 - 2123 - no change
Kent - 4648 - 11500 - +21%
Torbay* - 280 - 550 - no change
Wirral - 696 - 1600 - no change
Other numbers quoted are:
Wallington County Grammar - almost 1500 pupils applying for 126 places
Wallington High School - 923 pupils applying for 180 places (2007 figure was 856 applications)
Tiffin School - 1290 boys/140 places, up more than 100 on last year.
Sale Grammar - 1519 pupils/ 180 places
I have checked the Bucks figures, which don't add up (last year's tested cohort was 7217, so if the figure in the paper is correct, Bucks should be "no change" but I thought I would post the numbers here for information anyway.
Sally-Anne
The title is "Ten children for each grammar school place", and it quotes a number of figures.
The numbers are in order of No. of places, applicants and % increase this year. Asterisk denotes "partial figures" whatever that may mean)
Bucks - 2126 - 7228 - +1.2%
Sutton* - 485 - 3772 - +5%
Bournemouth - 312 - 874 - +11%
Kingston - 260 - 2350 - +5%
Lincs - 1830 - 4351 - +1.4%
Medway - 976 - 2123 - no change
Kent - 4648 - 11500 - +21%
Torbay* - 280 - 550 - no change
Wirral - 696 - 1600 - no change
Other numbers quoted are:
Wallington County Grammar - almost 1500 pupils applying for 126 places
Wallington High School - 923 pupils applying for 180 places (2007 figure was 856 applications)
Tiffin School - 1290 boys/140 places, up more than 100 on last year.
Sale Grammar - 1519 pupils/ 180 places
I have checked the Bucks figures, which don't add up (last year's tested cohort was 7217, so if the figure in the paper is correct, Bucks should be "no change" but I thought I would post the numbers here for information anyway.
Sally-Anne