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Study shows academies have higher university application success rates than private schools

Study shows academies have higher university application success rates than private schools

Academies were just under 1% more successful than private schools when it came to securing university places

Dispute over Parrs Wood’s proposed academy conversion

Teaching unions express concern over the recent proposal to turn Parrs Wood High School, one of Manchester’s highest performing secondary schools, into an independent academy

Interview: Melissa Benn

Journalist and author Melissa Benn speaks to Ben Moore about our education system, the student protests and the evolution of our feminist movement