Here is what we know about grammar schools, how many there currently are in the UK and how they differ from comprehensives. Melcombe Primary School, which is an ultra-inclusive institution at the ...

An analysis of admission policies found that only 73 out of the 163 existing grammar schools in England gave priority to children eligible for free school meals. Once widespread, grammar schools ...

UK grammar schools are types of secondary school, catering to children between the ages of 11 and 18. They are maintained state schools, operated by local authorities and free to attend.

Grammar schools have long been at the centre of debate, with children denied what's often thought to be a better education at 11 years old. But experts have now called grammar schools into ...

The number of pupils in grammar schools in England has risen under the Labour government. The biggest rise was due to the designation of eight schools as grammar schools in 1998, making 164 in all.

and Wallington County Grammar School in Sutton (184 to 31). The figures reveal that two in every three secondaries in England were oversubscribed this year - with 66% seeing more parents putting ...

The UK's brightest pupils' chances of getting top GCSE grades are actually lower in grammar schools than in comprehensives, according to a major new piece of research. Research shows that in the ...

There are only six areas in England where parents want new grammar schools and creating them would benefit the wider school population, a study says. The Education Policy Institute modelled the ...

An analysis of admission policies found that only 73 out of the 163 existing grammar schools in England gave priority to children eligible for free school meals. Once widespread, grammar schools ...

But now the government has found an extra £50m to enable grammar schools in England to fund places for disadvantaged children. England’s schools should be open to all – and help students from ...