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Just out of interest

JackieS

how many state or private educated students do we have on this forum?

Reply 1

JackieS

how many state or private educated students do we have on this forum?

secondary school.....

Reply 2

Checking for Spies

I'm from a state school (non-selective) :smile:

Reply 3

trev

I'm from a state school.

Reply 4

john williams

Im also from a state school, although wish i could go to a private school. It would have been more interesting if you made the poll so we can see who goes to what.

Reply 5

JackieS

trev

I'm from a state school.

i went to a private school :smile:

just thought it would be interesting to see, especially as there is always the row about number of private/state school students getting into university

Reply 6

JackieS

john williams

Im also from a state school, although wish i could go to a private school. It would have been more interesting if you made the poll so we can see who goes to what.

yeah I did think about that! Doh!

Reply 7

nas7232

private

was at state last year

Reply 8

~Sam~

This has been done a million times before. I go to a state school

Reply 9

JackieS

nas7232

private

was at state last year

which school do u go to? (just out of interest)

Reply 10

Chardonnay

State school (comprehensive_

Reply 11

JackieS

~Sam~

This has been done a million times before. I go to a state school

sorry about that but some of us are new to this website and just thought it would be interesting

Reply 12

kellywood_5

State (comprehensive).

Reply 13

sleepyeba

I went to state from nursery until year 9. Then February of that year I left and went to a selective grammar, where I am now.

A bit confused - apparently there's a difference between public/private/independent/grammar...

Reply 14

Carelesswhispers

State primary school, selective (but still state and not that great a selective) secondary school :smile:

so i'm state through and through (tho i did go to a private nursery and all my siblings were private through and through - my parents decided to experiment and see how state schooling was :frown:

)

Reply 15

JackieS

_mad_moo_

State primary school, selective (but still state and not that great a selective) secondary school :smile:

so i'm state through and through (tho i did go to a private nursery and all my siblings were private through and through - my parents decided to experiment and see how state schooling was :frown:

)

i was at a state primary.....ended up at a private secondary because the state schools weren't all that and the only one I did like I ended up on a waiting list for because there had so many pupils and not enough spaces.

Reply 16

annabellewalter

I am both. Went to a private school until I got turfed into a shockingly poor inner city comp for sixth form......love it there tho.

Reply 17

kellywood_5

sleepyeba

I always thought independent and private were the same thing- you have to pay. Public schools you also have to pay, but these are the top, really posh private/independent schools like Eton, Rugby etc. Grammar is state, so it's free, but you have to pass your 11+ to get in, whereas you don't need anything to go to a comprehensive. Hope that's cleared things up a bit.

Reply 18

sleepyeba

But (taking examples I know), the Leeds Grammar School is independent, fee paying, selective... this is what confuses me.
And "Leeds Girls' High School (Grammar School Foundation)" is the same. (Though, obiously, all girls not all boys.

Reply 19

Carelesswhispers

I know guys who go to a school near me which is called "Sutton Grammar", it is a selective, state school, so i think schools just bung in 'grammar' where ever, it bears no relaltion to what type school it is