The Guardian have released figures that show that most Catholic and Church of England school have a higher proportion of middle-class children than the local population; religion being used as a reasoning to be selective of their intake. As usual churches are found wanting when it comes to the phrase ‘practise what you preach’.
Despite a country wide decline in people classed themselves as religious I think churches are getting an influx of people pretending to ensure their child gets an education. Why would you want to send your child to a school that uses religion as a criteria to exclude those that are actually in need. ‘But there are no good schools near us’ is the usual excuse for people to play the game in order to get into a religious school, attending on a regular basis so your child can get a good education. The education may be better but what about the integrity of the parents. I would rather my child have a shit education then believe that it is alright to lie and decieve to get what you want in life. Quite a paradox when you want your child to go into a school based on faith
Jason E Cooper 