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Same happened to me with maths - once you're locked into the stream, it's pretty hard to get out, even if you get 90%+ in your internal school exams. Ironically I'm now an accountant, so I can't complain too much, although people still ask me about my maths A-level grade as it sticks out on my...

I'll defer to your opinion of grammar schools from 50-odd years ago, Dave, but I distinctly remember hearing different opinions on a documentary I saw on grammar schools - sounds like they may have been a mixed bag.

This is pretty much exactly what has happened - a halfway house between a state school and a private school for the middle classes. I'm "encouraged" as a parent to contribute £10 a month by direct debit to help the school - quite a potential income stream if there are 1,000 pupils and the...

I have one at a grammar, my second passed his 11+ yesterday. In my eldest son's year, I would guess that between 20%-40% of the boys went to a private school beforehand. I agree with you that it is not a tool for social mobility. The Sevenoaks case, it seems to me - having known one of the...