Schools

Secondary modern sponsored by grammar school rated ‘inadequate’

Grammar formed trust to spread its ‘values and high aspirations' after ministers urged selective schools to help their neighbours

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

‘Elite’ sixth forms have fewer poor students, study finds

Ministers want more sixth forms that send pupils to top universities as part of 'levelling-up' agenda

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Analysis: Expanding grammar schools will still ‘lag behind’ in support for poorer pupils

Plans by 16 grammar schools to open up access to poorer pupils in exchange for a share of an...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE names 16 grammar schools that will split £50m expansion cash

The 16 grammar schools that will split the government’s first round of expansion funding have been named by the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Grammar school ordered to tweak admissions policy following second home row

A heavily oversubscribed grammar school has been ordered to amend its admission arrangements after a parent complained that it...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Nicky Morgan, Nick Clegg and Lucy Powell to lead grammar schools debate

Three political opponents will lead a debate on social mobility this afternoon after joining forces to fight the government’s...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Michael Gove backs grammar plan – despite previous resistance to selective school expansion

Michael Gove has today backtracked on his historical resistance to new selective schools by saying the prime minister’s plans...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg