'Some Government ideas may yet turn out well but this is one that should be quietly dropped.'
Leicestershire's was particularly good. As Education Secretary Mrs Thatcher, who was no fool, approved far more comprehensive schemes than her Labour predecessors.
Bringing back grammar schools also means bringing back secondary modern schools. That's what ending comprehensive education means. Unfortunately the 11+ was a poor predictor of later ability. I know of one 11+ failure who eventually obtained a good degree from Cambridge but others equally bright were not so fortunate and felt bitterly of failure at that age. It did nothing for their confidence.
Most areas had a hierarchy of grammar schools. The"best" creamed off those with top results at 11+. It's easy for a school to appear"good" if it has already acquired a brighter intake.
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