By making her announcement at one of the most socio-economically and religiously segregated schools in the country, the Education Secretary couldn't have more vividly demonstrated the socially destructive consequences of her flawed policy if she had tried.
In a statement, Humanists UK also accused the school of having highly complex admissions arrangements, with hard to navigate provisions, which have resulted in a much lower percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
We at Cardinal Vaughan do not recognise this characterisation of our community as socially segregated. That would come as news to the 73 per cent of pupils who are not White British, to the 41 per cent whose first language is not English, and to the 4.1 per cent of pupils who have Education, Health and Care Plans.
He said the school's admissions arrangements are published on its website, adding: They look pretty clear to me. Certainly, the Office of the Schools Adjudicator has no problem with.
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