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  Jan - I am not talking about the DoY or The College but the two State Grammars only.
  
  They eat far deeper into the child population than would be the case if they operated the Kent Test only so children who previously would not go to Grammar are selected. The problem is that as the child population has shrunk, the places in the two grammars have not done (at least not to the same extent) and the High schools have taken the burden falling places.
  
  The High schools are still required by HMG to achieve the same pass rate of GCSEs are areas that are not selective, 35% A-C Grade GCSEs including Maths and English. That target is reasonable in non-selective areas and, indeed in selective areas, but in Dover with the grammars taking a much bigger bite of the more able children it is a very problem. This target is set to rise as well making the task even worse (it started at 30%). In fact it might now even be 40% and that represents a massive problem and a lot of resources need to be thrown at that target.]
  
  Don't get me wrong. I am a big supporter of grammars and would love to see more of them around the country but the way they are now in Dover we have a real problem and some very good High schools could find themselves in special measure as a result.
  
  Another issue, of course, is that HMG should make allowance for selective areas. but that is not happening and even so, the double selection problem would still be a challenge for Dover.

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