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Open new grammar schools to help poor bright children shine

Open new grammar schools to help poor bright children shine

The first round of government funding to allow grammar schools to expand is underway – and the pre-requisite is that poorer children are given more access to these schools. Some grammars – such as Bournemouth School for Girls – have changed their admission policies to try and enable this. In Bournemouth, they have given higher…

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Data proves rising demand for grammar schools

Data proves rising demand for grammar schools

Further evidence of the demand for grammar school places has been revealed in newly released government data. It shows there are 11,000 more grammar school pupils in England now than there were in 2010. And if the current rate of growth continues, the equivalent of 24 extra grammar schools will have been added by 2021…

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