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GCSE results 2013 - London has been consistently the top achiever.
GCSE results 2015.
London combines both high levels of deprivation and high results.SchoolDash founder Timo Hammay says the overview shows that regional performance up to the age of seven "correlates closely with deprivation except in London, which does unusually well"
Another reason house prices are so high. It's one giant school catchment area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-347785140 -
Unfortunately I grew up in a bright red place so can't make head nor tale of that
I doubt anyone is moving to London because of the schools though. Moving in London sure but not to.
Chicken egg and all that. Cause and effectLeft is never right but I always am.0 -
I guess my view is skewed by the fact that I encounter a lot of people who've moved from London/SE (for a whole slew of reasons), but hardly any who've moved to London/SE as I'm there so rarely.I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
Mistermeaner wrote: »Unfortunately I grew up in a bright red place so can't make head nor tale of that
I doubt anyone is moving to London because of the schools though. Moving in London sure but not to.
Chicken egg and all that. Cause and effect
Back in the day, once people had kids they used to move out for better schools. Now they stay. And they use the state system which is free, leaving more money to pay for housing.0
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