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Case study · Parents
Case study: Birmingham and Lincolnshire grammar schools compared
A worked example: 23 grammar schools in two areas, compared on results, competition for places and intake.
England
Case study · Parents
Case study: how an offer distance shrank three years running
A worked example from one Birmingham grammar school, and why one year’s distance is a poor guide.
England