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How did I manage to get to Uni? This is a question I quite often think, the only thing I can put it down to is a combination of luck, hard work and my parents. I definitely don't think it was down to my school, apart from the few inspirational teachers (of the Mathematics and Science kind) I really don't think that my school helped me get where I am too much. My main understand always occurred outside of the classroom. The reason I have been thinking about this is I came across my School's OFSTED report for 1999 and the breakdown of results over the last few years on the BBC website (see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/330_4083.stm).

It is shocking, my old school is ranked 3485 out of 3579 for GSCEs national - just 94 off bottom! All I can say is: bloody hell! Well I am shocked, I knew my school was bad but not that bad.

I looked up Alex's school, Cox Green Maidenhead in comparison her school is brilliant, coming in at 1774 out of 3579 nationally. I will not even mention Katherine's which was something like 700th and had negligible unauthorized absences!