Shaun Fenton, of Labour leader's fee-paying school Reigate Grammar, claims the policy 'won’t provide the funding boost that state school leaders need'
Sir Keir won a place at Reigate Grammar in 1974 after passing the 11-plus entrance exam. When he joined it was a state grammar school but two years later, following the abolition of the direct grant, it became an independent, fee-paying institution. He then received a bursary to fund his sixth-form studies at the school.: “Attacking independent schools won’t help and is a disappointing distraction.
“I would support an increase in state school funding but this proposal may not raise any money at all, with theback to being educated at the cost of the taxpayer in the state sector,” Mr Fenton said. “Keir flourished as a pupil at Reigate Grammar School and we hold out a hand of partnership to him,” he said.
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