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Pupils receiving GCSE results ‘may face more competition for sixth form places’

Pupils receiving GCSE results ‘may face more competition for sixth form places’

Competition for the most selective sixth forms would be ‘fiercer’ after the VAT change on private school fees, one education expert said.

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