Schools Bill Amendment questions government policy on grammar schools
On June 13th, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, a Labour peer, raised a Schools Bill amendment questioning clause 28, about grammar schools. His ... Read more
Comprehensive Future Patron introduces Private Members Bill seeking to end academic selection
Baroness Blower Labour Peer Christine Blower will introduce the School (Reform of Pupil Selection) Bill in the House of Lords ... Read more
News round-up: Backbenchers push for more grammar schools, Schools Bill changes grammar school legislation, and more
Could an amendment to the Schools Bill overturn the ban on new grammar schools? The Tory MPs who are lobbying for new ... Read more
CF challenges the MPs trying to overturn the ban on new grammar schools to share their evidence
Jonathan Gullis MP A group of Conservative MPs have launched a campaign seeking to overturn the ban on creating new ... Read more
The Eleven-Plus and the narrowing of pathways
A report by the Centre for For Education and Youth (CFeY) based on consultation for the Rothschild Foundation, explores the challenges and ... Read more
News round-up: Zahawi praises grammar schools, MPs press for more selection, and more
Zahawi praises "fantastic" grammar schools Speaking at an event to mark the launch of the DfE’s new Schools White Paper, Education secretary ... Read more
Nadhim Zahawi wants to ‘spread the DNA’ of grammar schools, but there is nothing to admire about schools that turn away disadvantaged pupils
Speaking at an event to mark the launch of the DfE's new Schools White Paper, Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi praised the “fantastic ... Read more
£64 million spent on grammar schools that continue to fail disadvantaged pupils
The Selective School Expansion Fund (SSEF) offered two bidding rounds in 2018 and 2019 with £64 million invested in the expansion of ... Read more
New interactive map reveals the extent of education inequality in selective areas
Comprehensive Future has produced an interactive map of every grammar school in England. For the first time ever, hard-to-access facts about individual ... Read more
Facts, Figures and Evidence about Grammar Schools
Facts and figures about grammar schools There are 163 grammar schools in England. Around 5% of secondary pupils in England attend a ... Read more