- Wed Sep 04, 2024 10:08 pm
#75570
Right. I missed a bit off the end of my post before.
I went to a school that was in one building but two separate institutions, like a Catholic Grammar Semi. The boys had a decent enough reputation, tended to get pretty impressive results and was seen as one of the better schools in the area. The girls was much the same. That is, until league tables became a thing.
The girl's school began to open up a gap year on year, to the point where they could boast that 99+% of A Level pupils were getting 3 "C" grades or better. They turned out to have made this performance gain by quietly insisting that "problem" girls* who might not hit such heights take their exams under the auspices of the local technical college. It all eventually came out when the principal got popped stealing booze from the local supermarket and was eventually forced into medical retirement.
I think I can picture Birbs trying to pinch Smirnoff from a Curley's Off-Licence some time in the future
*One of whom is now First Minister. They liked to do this same neat trick to reduce their relative abundance of teenage mothers too.
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