School admissions case study: The headteacher [guardian.co.uk]
- Published: 02 November 2009
Two years ago Norman Hoare hired a private detective to investigate an applicant they suspected was renting a flat to secure a place.
St George's secondary school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, receives four applications for every one of its 160 places each year. In past years, the headteacher, Norman Hoare, and his deputy conducted their own surveillance of applicants' addresses to make sure they lived in the well-to-do area they claimed to on their application forms.
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