…the measure of five good GCSEs, while the national average has risen by 13.5 percentage points. The research brief suggests that there are complex reasons behind the results. They may…
Justine Greening denies grammar school policy ignores poorest pupils
…Trust, said it was clear that grammar schools were not serving the poorest third of poor children. “A child from a private prep school would be 10 times as likely…
Able to succeed
Sir Peter Lampl suggests a way forward for Theresa May as she faces Commons opposition to her grammar school plans. Theresa May’s plans to expand grammar schools have run into…
Sir Peter Lampl: Grammar schools plan and social mobility
…pupils entitled to free school meals in grammar schools is 3 per cent compared with 18 per cent in the boroughs they serve. As things stand, they are not vehicles…
Lost in the grammars debate
…time, our more recent reports from 2013 showed that less than 3% of grammar school pupils come from an FSM background, 13% come from outside the state school system, largely…
Sir Peter Lampl responds to the schools Green Paper
…to free school meals – an important indicator of social deprivation – whereas almost 13% of entrants come from outside the state sector, largely believed to be fee-paying preparatory schools….