The Sunday Telegraph London, June 26th, 2005
It will come as little surprise to readers who were fortunate enough to go to grammar schools that they remain beacons of educational excellence. As we disclose today, pupils going to selective schools accounted for 16 per cent of the candidates gaining straight A grades at A-level last year, up from 12 per cent in 1995. This statistic is all the more remarkable given that England's 165 grammar schools educate a mere 7 per cent of the nation's sixth formers. Tony Blair talks about aspiration, social mobility, choice and self-improvement. Yet - in a shameful sop to old-fashioned socialism - hi...
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