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Grammar demand increasing as crisis hits parents' wallets

Posted on 24th November 2008

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The increasing toll of the economic crisis on parents is leading growing numbers to consider selective education.

According to the Daily Telegraph, this has led to an increasing demand for grammar school places across the country.

In a survey of nine counties with a high number of selective institution places, seven said the onset of the credit crunch had resulted in increased demand.

And much of this growth has been attributed to the fact that a growing number of parents can no longer afford to fund private education.

"We have had more telephone calls from parents who have got pupils at public schools saying quite openly that they can't afford to so they are looking for alternatives," head of admissions at Torquay Boys' Grammar Michael Rose told the paper.

This school has reported a nine per cent increase in applications 'over the last two or three years'.

The high number of entrants for its 11-plus exam recently forced Wallington County Grammar School to call in police to prevent "havoc".