Grammar schools cash in on admission appeals
Research by Schools Week shows that grammar schools were the main beneficiaries of a government fund to cover admissions appeals. In 2024–25, ... Read more
Parentkind survey shows divide between state and private school families
The new National Parent Survey from Parentkind, has highlighted stark differences between the experiences of parents in state schools and those in private ... Read more
Professor: An Interview with Dr Alan Bainbridge
Alan Bainbridge has spent his career in education, from teaching in secondary schools to becoming Professor of Education at Queen Margaret University, ... Read more
Educators unite to oppose the 11-plus
Comprehensive Future launches open letter campaign to phase out selective testing. At the start of the new school term, Comprehensive Future (CF) ... Read more
Increasing our knowledge about school admissions
Baroness Burt of Solihull Later this month, the Lords will debate a simple but important change to how school admissions ... Read more
The £5 million test that’s failing our children
This month, around 123,000 children across England will sit the controversial 11-plus exam. A new study by Comprehensive Future reveals that in ... Read more
Comprehensive Future launches AI-powered Fair Admissions Advisor to promote social equity in school admissions
Comprehensive Future has launched the Fair Admissions Advisor (FAA) an innovative online AI chatbot designed to help tackle unfairness in school admissions. ... Read more
The summer before the test: The hidden costs of 11-plus preparation
Is this really the best use of their summer? School breaks up in July, and across most of the UK, children enjoy ... Read more
The £5 million test that’s failing our children
A new in-depth study into the 11-plus has revealed that in 2024, over 123,000 grammar school tests were sat by England’s 10-year-olds, ... Read more
“Our Daughter Was Denied Her Future by a Cold and Unfair Academy Appeals Process”
Grieving Parent When we applied for our daughter’s secondary school place, we had no idea how broken and painful the school admissions ... Read more