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First tier, second tier

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chopc · 14/01/2019 14:43

I have seen several threads in which some independent schools are thought to be first tier, second tier, top 50 etc

Please could I ask who decides on the Tier and if anyone could refer me to the data/ article etc?

Thanks in advance

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chopc · 14/01/2019 18:35

So what is the pecking order? And is anyone able to share the links to the data?

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BubblesBuddy · 14/01/2019 18:20

They are not independent schools though steppemum. There is a pecking order in private schools. However there are ups and downs as in all schools. Local league tables don’t tell you a lot about Rugby or Radley vs Harrow or Stowe.

steppemum · 14/01/2019 16:49

It can be a bit dated too.

One local school scores very highly on results and is top of the league table (which is ranking schools by their exam results)
But lots of parents don't liek it, because when THEY went to school it was a dump comprehensive, and they haven't updated their view.

Similarly one local grammar is impossibly hard to get into, as its reputation is that it is amazing, but other local grammars are now gettign similar results.

You get lists, like the Sunday Times best schools list, as well as local league tables

BubblesBuddy · 14/01/2019 16:46

No-one really decides! Academic results and how difficult a school is to get into might result in a school being called top tier. Historical impact and alumni might also be used. Have you heard of the school? Eton and Harrow for example are well known. Also, one would assume St Pauls Girls School is considered a higher "tier" school than "St Nowhere" that has no children taking A levels and takes everyone who applies. What other people think does not really matter anyway. It is all about which school suits a particular child.

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