why do people hate private schools?

The government has stated numerous times in the past that they want "all schools to be excellent schools, not a limited number that only take the brightest" (paraphrased). Grammar schools and private schools are both independent, as I previously stated, being "academies" does not change this. You also seem to be under the impression that grammar/private is binary, when is isn't. Plenty of schools operate with a bit of both.

Regarding parental support, you are correct, plenty of state students also get parental support and plenty of state students also do well. Are you seriously going to try and tell me the levels of parental support are the same in a state school where half the parents view it as no more than day care for their children, are the same as those in a private school that parents are paying through the nose to put their children into? If so I have no further interest debating the topic with you as you are clearly high on something.

The point of grammar schools vs state schools is that funnily enough if you have a bright kid they will do well, if you have a stupid kid, they won't do as well. Teaching isn't a magic bullet, it can only work to the level of the student.If you have school A, full of bright, gifted children who receive terrible teaching but all get high grades because of their ability, and school B which has great teaching but dense kids who get terrible grades, which school would you say has better teaching? This is obviously a completely made up and extreme example, but ultimately how good the teaching is at a school is determined by the grades the children achieve. If you have more bright kids the school's grades are going to be higher, this is just a given.

If you have school A, full of bright, gifted children who receive terrible teaching but all get high grades because of their ability, and school B which has great teaching but dense kids who get terrible grades, which school would you say has better teaching? This is obviously a completely made up and extreme example, but ultimately how good the teaching is at a school is determined by the grades the children achieve. If you have more bright kids the school's grades are going to be higher, this is just a given.

Im not saying that people who are homeschooled are not socially awkward, but if they are, they can be some of the cleverest people. Tbh where i live (Harrogate), the people who attend the local, non-boarding, publci school, are exactly the same as the people who attend the comprehensive schools, financially and socially. ive been in the comprehensive system my whole life, but because of the way my parents have introduced education to me, making me regard it as something fun and interesting, though i am constantly learning, i would not say that i have worked hard for where i am. i think this would be similar for someone who goes to a public school. my bestfriend for example, who attends a boarding school as his parents work abroad, has a long school day, where they have a set homework time after school, but seem to be enticed to do their own study. Indeed it is encouraged to persue ectracurricular academia, as some of the teachers whom i conversed with at interviews for different school told me. In addition, despite being offered places at boarding schools, i still do, and can see why others, would feel jealous of the better experiences these kids have than the rest of us, solely based on the families they have been born into. saying thta, i am incredibly happy with how my education has worked out too.

the government may want that but they're not closing any down. So what you have said is still all rubbish.
I'm still not sure how this is relevant. A private school kid receives better education within their school compared to a state school kid. Period.Oh please, you said the poor needed to pay for some grammar schools, i think you're the one who is mentally deranged.

That's my point. If schools are to be selective, it must do so by grounds of intelligence.
Yes I agree. I never disputed that.

Why do people hate private schools?

Um maybe because it gives certain kids from higher income families an advantage in life? It's not just the standard of teaching but also the social setting. Private schools tend to champion high achievements whereas in state schools being studious is often seen as a negative within the student circles. I go to a state school and see this everyday.

I wish I went to a private school or a nice grammar school (like 70% of TSR) perhaps I would've done better at my GSCEs. I still have my A levels left and did do well at AS but I know i have no chances of getting into Oxford or any of the other top 5 universities.


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I go to private school, and live in a councill house my mum is a housewife and dad is a black cab driver. Im the poorest at my school and only got in because i got a scholarship and worked my ass off. Im not going to lie private school kids are pricks. But thats some of them. Also getting A*'s still requires work, but i dont know how much compared to a public school.

I went to state school for the majority of my school career, and then got a scholarship to private school (having got 12A*s at GCSE) It is possible to do well wherever you go if you put the work in, and if you have the talent then there are scholarships available

I think that it's because quite a few people tend to class all state and private schools into two big categories, where state school = full of chavs, no one cares about you, no networking etc, while private school = everything is perfect and is laid out for you on a plate.

Going to a private school does not automatically guarantee better teaching or grades (although the facilities and networking tend to be better). I think that people are taking their stereotypical impressions of the top 100 "public schools" and applying them to the other thousands of private schools in the country.

I agree with some parts of what you say, at my last school our English teacher would force us to speak "properly" even though i naturally did so because of my parents, I notice there is a difference but at my current school My form tutor who was a lawyer but now a German teacher has many contacts and has given many of my friends work experience and I planning to get me one at a bank. It's all up to circumstances

I went to state school for the majority of my school career, and then got a scholarship to private school (having got 12A*s at GCSE) It is possible to do well wherever you go if you put the work in, and if you have the talent then there are scholarships available

There are no public schools in Harrogate..???

Because it give's people an unfair advantage in life, especially when you consider how bad regular schools in the UK are. I don't think they should be banned, but something needs to be done to stop the riff-raff dragging down everyone else at comprehensive schools. Bringing back grammar schools would probably help.

Grammar schools exist, there are 164 in England


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That's nowhere near enough. There used to be more.

there are a few public primaries, and a primary/secondary, with boarding, called Ashville College