Some numbers:
97.8 - the percentage pass rate for GCSEs this year. 34,000 - the number of school playing fields built on or sold off since 1992. 225 - the amount in pounds parents spend per child per year on school uniforms. 50 - the amount in pence spent on a single primary school meal. 60 - the amount in pence spent on a secondary school meal. 500,000,000 - the amount in pounds spent on pupils' snacks eaten on the way to and from school each year. 570,000,000 - the number of hours UK parents spend driving their children to school. 500,000,000 - the number of litres of fuel they use in the process. 96.2 - the percentage A-level pass rate. 22.8 - the percentage of A grades. 10,000 - the number of pupils expelled from school last year for bad behaviour
Today the Observer publishes a special supplement on Britain's best schools. State, private, primary, secondary. Judged by value added and by results. (All in association with The Good Schools Guide.)
Have a read, and do please let us know what you make of it all.
