Grammar School Flashcards
What does the gov aim to establish with more grammar schools?
The government aimed to establish a “high quality, non-selective free school”
What is May’s plan?
May plans to repeal a ban on new grammar schools imposed by Tony Blair in 1998.
The proportion of free school meals in grammar school
Only 2.5% of grammar school pupils are eligible for free meals, compared to 13.2% in all state funded secondary schools.
May’s plan to expand grammar school
• The number
Enable the existing 166 selective schools to expand
May’s plan to expand grammar school
• Quota system
A quota system allowing schools to give priority in admissions to children on the pupil premium
May’s plan to expand grammar school
• Deprived area
Set up or sponsor a primary feeder school in a deprived area or sponsor an underperforming academy
May’s plan to expand grammar school
• Disadvantaged children
Primary school head teachers would put forward a number of disadvantaged children who may not have done well enough in the test, but who they feel show promise.
How does grammar school improve social mobility
• Lower income households
It will be a driver of social mobility, as new grammars will have to take a proportion of pupils from lower income households. They will be required to sponsor an under-performing academy school.
Example of social mobility
• Rugby High School for Gils
The headteacher of Rugby High School for Girls in Warwickshire reserves 10 places out of its annual intake of 120 for children eligible for free school meals.
New requirements that make Grammar school fairer
• Quota
Any school wishing to become a grammar must abide by quotas for children from low-income homes.
Advantages of Grammar school
• attainment gap
Grammar schools reduce the attainment gap between rich and poor children.
Advantages of Grammar school
• New requirement for independent school
Independent schools will be expected to play a major role in creating more places for children from “ordinary working families”
Advantages of Grammar school
• Social mobility!
A means for the gifted but disadvantaged to go beyond their social and economic boundaries, giving access to the top universities and most prestigious careers.
Success
• Ofsted rating
82% of grammar schools are classed as “outstanding” by Ofsted
Success
• GCSE results
In 2015, all grammar school pupils achieved five or more good grades at GCSE and equivalent qualifications compared with around two-thirds at comprehensives.