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As for grammar schools, I think there are pros and cons. Our eldest was top of his year when he was in a comprehensive. I remember a teacher at our sons state school saying “academically gifted children will do well whatever school they go to” so why, when he moved into private education was he near the bottom of his year and took a good year to catch up? One of the things he’s said is, no matter how hard you work in a comprehensive, there will always be disruptive and demotivated kids in the same class.

I don’t know about grammar schools but the reason private schools have such a good outcome is, they work those students towards their parent’s expectations. Is that a good thing? I suppose it is if they walk away with straight A’s.

My one worry about state grammar schools is, would they be filled with middle class kids whose parents can afford out of school extra tuition?