James Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not wishing to p*ss on anyone's parade, Aske's > selection procedure is bizarre in the extreme as > they select from "three diffferent ability levels" > (or claim to). Which seems very odd, given their > incredible performance in the league tables. > > Also I think if someone claims not to be middle > class "in their own words" - they are probably all > the more likely to be middle class! I've always refused to put myself in a class bracket, but I financially, my family were definitely not Middle Class, and I got in there. I know I'm going back a fair few years, but from the year above me at my primary school they took three "Band 3" boys, and from my year, they took three "Band 1" boys, which seems fair. Although back then it was a seperate boys and girls school, rather different to the way it is now.