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The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Both David Cameron and Gordon Brown have secured places for their children at their first choice primary schools. The leader of the opposition, ever the New Tory, has chosen a posh state school for daughter Nancy: St Mary Abbots, a Church of England school just off Kensington High Street, more than two miles from Chez Cameron. The school, which serves a predominantly white, middle-class...
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
David Cameron snubs 15 local schoolsBy Jake Morris David Cameron was under fire yesterday for snubbing 15 local schools to get his daughter into a top primary.Mr Cameron and wife Samantha were told four-year-old Nancy has a place at exclusive St Mary Abbots Church of England school nearly two miles from their home.But among the 15 nearer ones found by the Mirror, two are less than half...
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
David Cameron and his wife Samantha have secured a place at a top state primary school for their daughter Nancy. They received a letter today telling them she had been given a place at St Mary Abbots Church of England primary school in Kensington
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... and wife Samantha have secured a place for their daughter Nancy at the heavily oversubscribed St Mary Abbots Church of England school in Kensington. St Mary Abbots has 210 pupils, with three quarters of the pupils white and British. One in five does not have English as a first language and the majority of this group speak Serbo-Croat. Just 7 per cent are eligible for...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... The Conservative leader is understood to be "delighted" that Nancy, 4, has won a place at St Mary Abbots Church of England school in Kensington. She will start in September. It was the Camerons' first choice of school despite it being more than two miles away from their home. Mr Cameron was concerned that his daughter would get "a bit lost" in some of the "enormous" state primaries...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Mr Brown's eldest son, John, will attend Millbank primary school, near Downing Street, from September. Mr Cameron's daughter, Nancy, has been given a place at St Mary Abbots Church of England school in Kensington, close to the family home in NotADVERTISEMENTting Hill, London. Both schools were said to be the first choice of the parents.Mr Brown and Mr Cameron are following the example...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Mr Brown's eldest son, John, will attend Millbank primary school, near Downing Street, from September. Mr Cameron's daughter, Nancy, has been given a place at St Mary Abbots Church of England school in Kensington, close to the family home in NotADVERTISEMENTting Hill, London. Both schools were said to be the first choice of the parents.Mr Brown and Mr Cameron are following the example...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
He was concerned that his daughter would get "a bit lost" in some of the "enormous" state primaries that are closer. St Mary Abbots is highly sought-after and over-subscribed as professional couples compete to get their children accepted. It acts as a feeder school to several prestigious private schools.
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... schooling choices.The Tory leader and his wife Samantha have a place for daughter, Nancy, at St Mary Abbots Church of England School in Kensington.Mr Brown revealed that John and his younger son, Fraser, had been keeping him awake but stressed that family always came first."The most important thing is being a good father and a good parent, as you know, and nothing I do will neglect...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
With about 275 pupils, Millbank primary, a mixed school, is average in size. It serves what Ofsted's 2006 report called "an area of high deprivation", with half its pupils entitled to free school meals and an "overwhelming majority" from ethnic minorities. At St Mary Abbots, a smaller school with 210 pupils, one-third of children are from ethnic minorities. Few pupils claim free school...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... have received very positive Ofsted reports.Cameron's daughter has been offered a place at St Mary Abbots Church of England primary school in Kensington. The Camerons have attended the local church for three years.The school has 210 pupils. A third of pupils are from ethnic-minority backgrounds and the proportion eligible for free school meals is low.In the past the Cameron said he...
