Popular schools make parents face “oversubscription criteria”
by Hannah Richardson, BBC News
The most socially selective schools in England are making parents jump through numerous hoops in order to get places for their children, a report suggests.
The Sutton Trust charity’s research found the 100 most socially selective schools used up to 18 categories to decide on oversubscribed places.
These schools tend to be faith-based, with religious families coming from higher social groups, it added…
…The report said: “The most socially selective primary schools tend to use more complex oversubscription criteria than the typical primary school, which uses about five criteria.
“In our close examination of the 100 most socially selective primary schools we find as many as 18 oversubscription criteria used in one school and several instances where the school appears to contravene the admissions code.
“In these schools, oversubscription criteria are often faith-based, with governing bodies taking the final decision on admissions.
“This gives greater choice of schools to church-going families, but this also exacerbates inequalities in choice because those families are more likely to be of a higher social class.”
[Editor’s note: More pressure on Church-based schools with good ratings…]
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