Selection in schools fails most children

According to The Observer,

'The majority of children who live in areas which operate selective education do worse at school, new research has revealed.

A study of the 15 areas in England using the 11-plus to select pupils, including Kent, the Wirral and Lincolnshire, shows that children who do not pass the 11-plus are condemned to lower standards of education than if they went to a comprehensive school in an area where there was no selection'

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