Commenting on today’s report on grammar schools from the Education Select Committee, Sir Peter Lampl, Founder and Chairman of the Sutton Trust and Chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation, said:
“The Education Select Committee is right to urge better evidence that new grammar schools can close the attainment gap. Our research has shown that less than 3% of grammar school entrants are eligible for free school meals, compared to 18% in their catchment areas. Too few low and middle income pupils get into existing grammar schools.
“Until existing grammar schools demonstrate they can be vehicles for social mobility, the number of grammar schools should not be increased.”
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