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
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
Responding to research evidence in Parliament: A case study on selective education policy
A new paper published in the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Review of Education, highlights the limited use of evidence in parliamentary debates ... Read more
Do the public think grammar schools are good for social mobility?
YouGov recently polled the public on their attitudes to grammar schools, with support for selection apparently falling since they last asked this ... Read more
The proportion of poorer pupils attending grammar schools rose by less than a percentage point in 5 years
In 2018 the DfE created a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with the Grammar School Heads Association (GSHA). This agreement required the GSHA to ... Read more
Government 11-plus guidance fails to mitigate the problems of setting an 11-plus exam in a pandemic
The Department for Education has released updated guidance for 11-plus tests in 2021. Although SATS, GCSEs and A Levels are all cancelled, ... Read more
Schools Minister responds to CF’s open letter
Nick Gibb, the Minister of State for School Standards, has responded to Comprehensive Future’s letter calling for 11-plus data, such as the ... Read more
Academics question why the 11-plus exam escapes scrutiny
Senior academics in education have signed an open letter calling on Gavin Williamson to make 11-plus test results accessible for research. An ... Read more