Posted: Jul 10, 2016 5:45 pm
This seems complex, anyway from the article:
How is this not discrimination?
They can set their own curriculum, but are subject to inspection by Ofsted, the schools’ watchdog, and must publish Sats, GCSE and A-level results.
They cannot be academically selective. If faith-based schools are oversubscribed, they can allocate up to 50% of places on the basis of faith with the remainder open to all applicants.
The C of E says its schools are open to children of all faiths and no faith, although church attendance is often a criteria for admission in oversubscribed schools.
How is this not discrimination?