Michaela has two grammar schools nearby - one for boys and one for girls.
At 11, top set kids don’t get in. The ones who might have had a chance, sit the exam and don’t pass it.
Then they attend Michaela: we are their consolation prize.
But 5 years later, they get, on average, more than 2 grades higher on their GCSEs thanks to what they and their teachers do: work hard, no excuses, traditional values and teaching, warm/strict discipline, drive, ambition, and above all, the ability to ignore the haters.
They get GCSE grades that compete with Eton that costs over 50k per year.
They (and other lower ability Michaela kids) then do their A levels, do so well to compete with Winchester and other big boarding schools that cost a bomb.
In a school building with no trees, no grass, no sports hall, no car park for the staff to park their cars! With the trains so loud next to us that the heads of year can barely be heard in the asphalt yard.
Then their headteacher posts a ‘Hooray’ online with a few videos of them getting their results.
Happy kids. How lovely. 🥰
But what do the haters do?
ATTACK!
Over and over.
How dare I be happy our kids have done well! Apparently saying ‘hooray’ is ‘crowing’ and ‘over the top’ and I should shut the hell up. How dare I say anything: I should hang my head in shame apparently.
Without irony, these same people post about Jason Arday and how the hate sent his way was unforgivable.
But your hate for me has no bounds.
I said ‘Hooray’.
ONE WORD. ONE F’ing WORD.
You people are the worst hypocrites imaginable.
Inner city kids do incredibly well and you dare to criticise this as some kind of abomination.
Do some inner soul searching.
God knows, you need it.
When our GCSE results come out on Thursday, I expect the hate to come again. That will be despite the comprehensive intake given to us by the council like any other school, kids starting below their chronological reading ages etc.
The hate is always the worst in August: because that is when results come out.
Nothing you all hate more than seeing inner city kids succeed. Videos with brown and black kids celebrating.
You just can’t stand it.
Depraved and disgusting.
That’s what you are.
Still not at 50,000 by the end of this week.
Yesterday someone called this topic "niche".
Here is why they are wrong and what you need to know about folic acid.
This is truly sinister.
Kellie-Jay Keen received a call while on holiday from a police officer asking her to attend a voluntary interview in relation to two separate investigations.
One complaint relates to a speech she gave at the Unite the Kingdom rally. The other concerns a post on X in which she said, “We have Muslim fatigue,” before going on to talk about gang rapes, hate preaching and Sharia courts.
The officer said police were investigating whether her post on X constituted an offence under the Malicious Communications Act and wanted to establish what her intention was when she posted it. He also confirmed that an individual had taken offence at the post and reported it to the police. The same was true of her speech.
Kellie was also told that if she refused to attend the voluntary interview, she could face arrest.
How is this proportionate? And in what world is this a good use of police time?
It is not illegal to offend someone in Britain — yet. The police also appear to have forgotten that Parliament abolished the blasphemy laws 18 years ago.
The Starmer Government’s decision to introduce an official definition of Islamophobia — repackaged as “anti-Muslim hostility” — which has had a chilling effect on free speech. Activists have weaponised the definition by making vexatious complaints to the police about anyone who dares to debate, criticise or mock Islam.
This is Britain in 2026.
"Whatever it says in those envelopes, you should be proud of the hard work that got you here."
Hmm. I'm not sure this is the right message for everyone. Some will have underachieved in their exams (as I did) because they lacked focus and commitment. Praising them will ultimately do them no favours. Where kids fall short, they *should* feel disappointed. It is often that disappointment that acts as the spur for improvement. Life is tough and competitive. Telling kids to be proud regardless of their level of achievement does not help them build the resilience or skills they need to face the future.
Ceuta has seen rapes, looting, attacks on police, house invasions, violence, stabbings, women intimidated and defecating on the streets and in graveyards.
A country should protect its citizens from that. With lethal force if need be.
With rumours of another mass invasion of Spanish territory in Ceuta…
It is my opinion that Spain should issue a warning that border breaches like this will be met with lethal force.
They should have u it’s facing the border.
The first few shots over the mobs heads will deter the majority.
The safety of Europe is at stake.
Time to protect borders like we used to do.
Oh my god… the left won’t talk about this !!
American journalist is chased by knife wielding Moroccans in Ceuta.
Others say they’re coming to Britain !!
A superb letter which demolishes the archbishop's case. The Church of England will deservedly become an utter irrelevance in this country if it continues in this vein.
The left never learn, do they?
They were jubilant watching people get locked up and arrested for tweets. Today they are outraged at the concept
We warned you that these laws can be used against politicians and people you support. Instead, they choose to applaud it.
As I say to leftists all the time, “first they came for…”
For those on the left trying to justify… you cannot automatically collaborate on an Instagram post. You have to physically ACCEPT a request to do so.
Just so we understand this.
He’s either a complete moron, or he’s sick and twisted… what is it guys?
On the channel today monitoring illegal migrant crossings … as I was being interviewed by the BBC just now a French warship approached close and fired 17 live rounds behind us. There was no notice or training exercise in place. Felt like warning shots or attempted intimidation
‘The Islamic Centre of England (Maida Vale, London) have been serving as a front for the Iranian theocracy in Britain!’
Political commentator Maajid Nawaz reacts for @gbnews with @MichelleDewbs to news that the Home Office allows the Islamic Centre of England to sponsor visas for migrant workers.
Berlin terrorist - Abdul B
Islamist… one of the same Islamist extremists that we are importing daily via the channel.
Yet the left want to call people like me far right for highlighting it, just to satisfy their mental derangement and agenda.
Filth.
Nothing screams suicidal empathy like the German authorities revealing that Abdul B was a ‘known member the Islamist scene in Berlin’. Just allowing these monsters to live amongst us before they inevitably try to kill as many people as possible. Bonkers.