Claim: New grammar schools may be required to set up feeder primary schools in poorer areas.
Fact-check: The government's proposals could change what we know about selection - Full Fact
Verdict: the government is proposing and consulting on this option. pupils' backgrounds are part of what makes current grammar school different from other schools, so proposals like this could mean that research about current grammar schools won't be a perfect guide to the impact that new grammar schools would have on social mobility.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2016-09-14T00:00:00