Gloucestershire has some excellent grammar schools and the reputation of many of them is so good that pupils from as far away as Swindon, Oxford and Birmingham apply. There is no catchment area.
 
Entry is now so competitive that there is a thriving tutoring industry to help applicants gain a place.
 
Tutoring is expensive and only more affluent families can afford it.
 
So what's the knock on effect on social mobility?

It’s obvious.

Few, if any, children from lower socio-economic backgrounds get the chance to join a grammar school.

Our research suggests that only 4.5% of entrants are on the Free School Meals register, compared to 16% in other secondary schools.

What can we, many of us who may have benefited from a grammar school education ourselves, do about it?
 
Fairview Education is a local education charity that offers a fully funded package of tutored lessons, teaching materials, practice exams and advice on the application process to families for whom this is unaffordable.  

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For more infomation please see:
www.fairvieweducation.org

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