Academy chains set to establish grammar schools for disadvantaged students, proposals suggest

Academy chains are considering opening new grammar schools for disadvantaged children in a bid to improve social mobility, it can be revealed.The Inspiration Trust, an influential multi-academy chain, has confirmed it has held talks with the Department for Education about opening a “pupil premium grammar school” in the near future.The selective school, which would be targeted at disadvantaged pupils who receive additional funding, including those on free school meals, would be establ