Claim: The attainment gap between rich and poor pupils in grammar schools is virtually zero.
Fact-check: Poor children at grammar schools seem to do well - Full Fact
Verdict: the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers at gcse level is around three percentage points on average in grammar schools, compared to around 23 in other mainstream state schools. this might reflect more about the types of children that go to grammar schools rather than the effectiveness of the schools themselves.
Organisation: Full Fact
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Date published: 2016-09-14T00:00:00