- Schools have applied to the government for permission for sister buildings
- Three grammar schools approached officials about expanding last year
- Damian Hinds said grammars should open where there’s demand from parents
Education secretary Damian Hinds said new grammars should open where there is an existing system of selective education and demand from parents
Ministers are considering allowing three grammar schools to open sister sites after signalling renewed support for more selective places.
The schools have applied to the Government for permission to create ‘annexes’, separate schools in the same area with the same management.
The plans were revealed by the Department for Education (DfE) in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act from the Comprehensive Future campaign group, which is against selective schools.
They show three grammars approached officials about expanding in January and February last year.
The DfE did not name the three schools, and it is not known whether any of them will be successful.
However, local media have reported that Barton Court, a grammar school in Canterbury, is interested in opening a school in Herne Bay, Kent.
Education secretary Damian Hinds said new grammars should open where there is an existing system of selective education and demand from parents.
The schools have applied to the Government for permission to create ‘annexes’, separate schools in the same area with the same management