Written question asked by Lisa Nandy (Labour) on Thursday, 8 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 13 September 2016. A substantive answer was provided by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Monday, 24 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Grammar Schools: Admissions
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of grammar school entrants were previously educated in fee-paying preparatory schools in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
- Answer
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The data requested is not collected by the Department or local authorities.
The School Admissions Code[1] sets out that admission authorities must not “take into account any previous schools attended, unless it is a named feeder school” (para 1.9b) or “name fee-paying independent schools as feeder schools” (para 1.9l).
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code--2
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 45673
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Admissions Grammar schools Private education
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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