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Henry Stewart: GCSE Results: State sector closes gap on private schools

Results in Comprehensives Rise while those in Private Schools Fall The GCSE results show a narrowing of the gap between local state schools and the private sector. The % of grades at comprehensives & academies that were A or A* rose from 18.3% in 2010 to 20.2% in 2011 and the % that were C and above rose from 66.2% to ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rudolf Eliott Lockhart: "Henry Stewart’s interesting post suggests that this summer (and last summer) the proportion of GCSE entries from independent schools awarded an A* or A fell. Unfortunately, this is not the full picture. Pupils at independent schools have been ......"

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Francis Gilbert: My story is proof that state schools are better than the private sector

The publication of the Key Stage 2 results of the tests taken by 11-year-olds this May has resulted in the customary "state school" bashing in the press. The Daily Mail claims that the brightest pupils are being failed by primary schools, while The Telegraph has pointed out that one in three pupils have not mastered the basics by the time they've left school. ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Andy: "One story is an anecdote. 'Proof' is something entirely different...."

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