Here are the latest numbers for Southend-on-Sea's four
grammar schools. showing where the pupils come from. It is a continuing story
of large numbers from outside of the borough, albeit that the situation has
improved in recent years.
Pupils from inside of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea
|
From outside of the Borough
|
% from outside of the Borough
|
|
Westcliff High School for Girls
|
346
|
794
|
69.6
|
Westcliff High School for Boys
|
360
|
746
|
67.5
|
Southend High School for Girls
|
542
|
487
|
47.3
|
Southend High School for Boys
|
694
|
427
|
38.1
|
I believe schools should serve their local community, and
therefore I desire the Borough's grammar schools to have something a lot closer
to 0% from outside of the Borough. I accept that there will always be some from
out of town, especially from the communities that are immediately adjacent to
Southend-on-Sea. However , to have 2454 pupils from outside of the Borough is
far too many. Every place given to an
outsider denies a Southend child an opportunity. I do not see this as fair.
There is nothing fair about the Grammar School system, Julian. Segregating children at 11 is a form of apartheid.
ReplyDeleteSegregation takes place in any school according to ability, that has to happen. The hope that a less able pupil will be encouraged by other more able pupils in the same class invariably ends up with none achieving what they should. Lets aim to bring all schools up to grammar school standard rather than drag grammars down.
ReplyDeleteThe evidence on mixed ability is a lot more mixed than you seem to believe.
DeleteGrammars bring the rest down.