A quick weekend search resulted in 31 such Independent Grammar Schools across England - with GRAMMAR in their name - excluding the two already mentioned here.with that description from fiona, it’s not a grammar schoool, it’s just adding the word “grammar” into its school title, which as an independent school, it is allowed to with no justification at all. What you’re describing is a small independent school.
Interestingly another independent fee paying small secondary in Langley has done the same by pushing the word “grammar” in their information , there’s a new private secondary school linked to the state-school Langley Hall Primary Academy: the owner of LHPA has recently founded a linked private secondary called “langley hall arts academy” which is feepaying (about 12k per year) and there are posters proudly advertising it as a “music specialist grammar school” all over the primary school’s outside fence in Langley.
According to ofsted it only has 24 pupils on roll, in two years of intake.
Again I would dispute this is a grammar in any sense of the word, but it’s allowed to claim it is one, as it’s independent, and effectively this is just false advertising.
Currently, the school is in its infancy and there’s no way with a cohort of 12 pupils per year they can offer the wide curriculum and clubs that you’d hope to get in a genuine grammar school.
So be aware anyone can bolt on the word “grammar” but apart from boast value, this is not what your children will be getting.
Statistics: Posted by 2020D2022S — Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:54 pm