Is this a good school based on A levels results??

SuperHan

Being a "young" professional and having about half of my colleagues come from a private school background, the main advantage to me is the network you obtain by going to a private school.


A lot of those who went to a private school often have a friend whose Dad has an influential position in a large company, which makes jobs mobility very easy for them as they can draw on this network. They are also able to refer more clients and win work as a result of this network.


I went to a state school, and other than a couple of doctors and one engineer, there a very few other people from my school cohort who I can draw on in my professional network.


I'm not saying this holds me back particularly, but I have to work harder for what my privately schooled colleagues already have.

Academically, I am still ahead of most of them (we do professional exams, I passed all first time and scored higher than most of my privately schooled colleagues), but the advantages of private school are wider than that.

teddysmum

One of the staff, in the fee paying school I taught at, said a parent informed her that they didn't care about their child's academic achievements, just as long as they didn't have to mix with the riff raff.


The member of staff had a PhD but was a high achiever from a 'junior high school' . I bet the parent would have been unhappy, had they known. Riff raff brighter than 'superior' pupil.

adandem

I find that 6th forms attached to schools tend to attract students already there. Many continue studies just because it's an easier option. They can also be a continuation of school and not like a real 6th form experience which would probably be the best preparation for further studies.