First New Grammar School For 50 Years Approved

The approval of the first new grammar school in 50 years has been defended by the Education Secretary, who has said it simply extension of any existing school - 10 miles away. Grammar schools were outlawed in 1998 when Labour banned the creation of new selective state schools. The new school in Sevenoaks is officially an annexe of the all-girls Weald of Kent Grammar School in Tonbridge.