Anybody else sometimes feel bitter about being sent to a poor school?

I was sent to an "adequate" (though adequate is generous in my opinion) rated school in which only 42% of pupils left with 5 A-C grades. The teachers in most of my classes usually spent the majority of the lessons simply trying to control the pupils rather than actually teaching anything. Bullying was widespread and was rarely effectively dealt with. The only reason I got reasonable grades (2 As 4 Bs & 4 Cs) was because I taught myself at home. I can't help but sometimes think about what I could have got and where I could have been now had I been sent to a decent school. Does anybody else who got sent to a rubbish school feel this way?

why don't you aim for a grammar school then?

Luckily for me my local state school is a very good one. (Albiet it wasn't so good when my older siblings were there and was only okay when I first got there in year 7, it improved a huge amount during my 7 years there). But I can understand why you are bitter about it. It seems unfair that some people receive a better education just because of where they live or how rich their parents are. But thankfully these days there are enough resources in books and online to teach yourself if you have to, plus this shows very good motivation. Obviously you don't have to want to do this, but at least it is an option. Universities also take notice these days if you went to a rubbish school and still achieved good grades
Also (I'm not saying you are) but don't let your bitterness show across to other people when you meet them if they went to a better school than you; it's not their fault. If you were in there position and were offered a good school or a bad school you would obviously pick the good school.

My bitterness is aimed mainly towards my parents, rather than other pupils/students. They simply sent me to the closest school to my house merely for convenience. There is a much better state school only a few of miles away from where I live, but going there would have meant them having to drive me there everyday. Plus, there's an excellent private school only a little further from my house than the school I went to. They could have easily afforded to send me there if they wanted to, but they chose to spend the money on luxury cars and holidays etc instead. If I had gone to one of those schools I think there's a good chance I could have gotten a place at Oxford or Cambridge, or at least a Russell group uni. But because of their laziness/selfishness I have to settle for going to a mediocre university. This will obviously effect the opportunites I get throughout the rest of my life, so it's hard not to feel a little bit resentful towards them.

That's a strange assumption to make.

Well at least you are in England.

A cold, cramped and damp little island full of violent chavs and pompous toffs who think they're better than everybody else; yeah that's a plus.

Not really. I managed to get 2 As 4 Bs and 4 Cs having attended a school in which only 42% of my year group got 5 or more A*-C grades. Had I gone to a better school it's reasonable to assume that I would have gotten better grades due to receiving higher quality teaching. Suppose, as a result of better schooling, I had acheived 1 grade higher in every subject, I would have gotten 2 A*s, 4 As and 4 Bs. People have been offered places at Oxbridge with lower grades than that.