If you attended private/grammar school, what is your job role and salary?

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Extremely nosey I know and obviously no one is obliged to share. But I'm just intrigued as it seems many are quite desperate to get their children into the best private or grammar school, but I just wondered what kind of jobs and salaries students from these schools go on to actually have? I know that education provides children with far more than just a path to a specific job and salary, but I do think many send their children to these schools for this reason.

Grammar. Own business. About 25K but only work equivalent of 2-3 days per week.

Tech consultant, mid 30s, £150k. Private school from age 3-18. In my entire office, there is only 1 state educated person. We have no idea about schools when recruiting so blind to that so it is v interesting

Private school. 44. Work in banking - Trader. Earn £500,000 per annum plus bonus which usually exceeds my annual pay. The bank I work in only recruit from Oxbridge or Ivy leagues (which can come from both private and highly competitive Grammar schools).

I find this quite depressing (about only recruiting from Oxbridge or Ivy League)

Private school. SAHM. £0

@2reefsin30knots

I'm relatively poorly paid (50k) but I chose a specialist role that is interesting to me. Our combined household income is about 200k, but neither of us 'went for the money'. Good academic CV does give you those choices. You don't have to attend an independent school to have a good academic cv.

£50k is poorly paid?

Fuck. My full time salary is less than half of that.

@OxanaVorontsova

I'm relatively poorly paid (50k)

Since when is 50k poorly paid??

It isn't - when around 30k is the national average.

DH went to private school. 47k per year, civil service. Early 30s.

My sister and I were privately educated. Both in 40’s both state school teachers, she is in management now earning top scale for deputy headship, I’m classroom based earning 40k. Our brother was state school educated and he & many peers are millionaires from banking & finance. I send my children to grammar and private for the smaller class sizes, behaviour management in classrooms & choices it will give them not for salary jobs.

Mirw Look at the post from Lazymum78, her income is over 1 million!! OMG.

Home tutored as moved around the world a fair bit when young then public school as a boarder. Law degree from Oxbridge then banking on GBP170k. Now a happy SAHM.

Fascinated by this thread as I'm currently wrestling with whether to send my Son to a private school and torn because I can probably just about afford it but my own situation makes me wonder whether it's necessary.

I went to a normal secondary school, didn't do A levels or Uni but I managed to find a career in my late teens that set me on the right path. Complete luck I guess but I've been qualified as a Chartered Accountant for the last 15 years and I earn £120k a year plus benefits. I'm 42 and work in Greater London.

I went to a state grammar and now in my mid-30s am self employed on about 40K. However, I know some classmates who have made pots and pots of money via the Oxbridge/corporate grad scheme route, which our grammar school made quite easy; and others who probably earn far less as journalists etc. There are a lot of dentists, teachers, doctors and librarians.

I think it's kind of what you make of it, what your personality is, what your parents' expectations are.

Attended private school from age 11, on a full scholarship.

I'm a chartered electrical engineer with specialism in explosive atmospheres. I'm also qualified as a civil engineer though not chartered, and I'm doing another degree part time with a view to lecturing at some point.

Salary varies as I do mostly consultancy work but typically hovers around £85k. Could be higher but I refuse to sacrifice a quality personal life!

Oh. I'm mid 30s and live up north. No mortgage now, and a small amount of debt so money goes far.

I’m 33 and got very good exam results. Followed my sisters into media and hated it - now a head of year snd teacher earning £48k a year.

Public sector (policy lead). £70k. I'm 34.

Grammar school. £35k.

I'm not too interested in lots of money - I'm comfortable and have time to enjoy life.

I don't think my parents are particularly money orientated either, but being well educated (which doesn't necessarily need to be a private or grammar school) is still important - life isn't all about money!

Oh and i went to a grammar school and a Russell group uni

Clearly half the demographic on this thread must be in the top 4% of earners in the U.K.

This gives more evidence this site is made up of out of touch left wing Public Sector Champagne sipping, Guardian reading types. These are the types that ridicule non University Educated people when they post for their poor English grammar, or writing style .

Or either posters are putting a 0 at the end of their salary.

@antsinyourpanta

Private school. 44. Work in banking - Trader. Earn £500,000 per annum plus bonus which usually exceeds my annual pay. The bank I work in only recruit from Oxbridge or Ivy leagues (which can come from both private and highly competitive Grammar schools).

I find this quite depressing (about only recruiting from Oxbridge or Ivy League)

Yes. It's disgusting.

Husband - expensive private school (on scholarship) earns 40k in the north so ok but nothing special
Me - N.Irish grammar - 35k (but p/time)

Neither of us particularly enjoyed school. My DH is v clever but autistic (and not ambitious at work at all). I’m not very clever really.

We have one DC at private school and one DC at state grammar. The DC at private school is there because, like my DH, he is v. bright but struggles due to his autism. The DC who is getting a free education at grammar school is getting a better standard of education for sure.

Not sure this Q is best way to get a picture of that. I worked in the city in finance and most of my friends are lawyers. We all earn around £80-150K in our mid 30s. Only 1 of my close friends went private and none of us went to prestigious Uni's. We have noted that the higher up and better paid generally fewer people who didn't go private and prestigious Uni. Having put myself through undergrad and a very expensive masters I'm a big advocate of the value of education. I don't think good education = big £. But good education provides a better turned out person who has more ability, options and choices.

Why if you are earning £500k a year would either you want to post it, or if you are earning £500k why the fuck are you wasting time on here.

Both DH and I went to Grammar schools. He ended up earning a very high salary. I taught in primary schools until we had children, then was a SAHM. It was my choice to stay at home (we could easily afford it) and spent my time supporting our children's learning in a fun way while using my teaching skills. One child is now on a stellar salary with a huge house and 3 children at private school, another has a good degree and worked for a charity on a low wage before marrying and becoming a SAHM. Both of those went to Grammar schools. Then we moved to a comprehensive school area and I wasn't impressed with the discipline there so we sent her to a private school. She works for a TV company on a good salary, doing things I'd give my eye teeth to do. She loves it. But what does she want to do next? Become a SAHM! (I haven't shared salary details as I'd never ask my children what they earn and my husband's salary was something I wasn't interested in because we were extremely blessed and always had what we wanted or needed)

Private school here.

I'm a secondary school teacher.