Great Success Inone Of Goves Free Schools

[lindapalmara]

I like to hear a success story. Despite all the negative publicity about Free Schools or Academies, here is a story where the number of places at Oxbridge from an East End Free School rivalled Eton.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Education/article1447767.ece

[Gromit]

The story is behind the Sunday Times' Pay Wall.

[Gromit]

// Lodon School of Excellence was founded in collaboration with eight independent fee-paying schools in south-east England: Brighton College, Caterham School, Eton College, City of London School, Forest School Snaresbrook, Highgate School, King's College School Wimbledon and Roedean School. //

So rather than rival Eton, it is set up with Eton. Possibly just a ruse by Gove to get taxpayers to fund those elist private schools.

[jno]

perhaps they were given advance warning of Ofsted checks, unike ordinary schools

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/aug/17/academies-run-superhead-advance-notice-ofsted-checks

[Old_Geezer]

I'm glad something is going well, but it would be an ill wind indeed if every single one of them disappointed. I think the biggest concern is the idea the taxpayer funds schools that is not under the taxpayers' representatives' control. It is wrong in principle. If there are best practices to be learnt from, then it should not need this giving cash to outside groups in order to find them.