Whilst as a parent myself, I understand the disappointment of you child failing to get into the school you’d like. Still let’s not give any credence to such comments as Tory shadow minister Michael Gove

The increasing number of parents not getting their first choice underlines once again that at the moment there simply are not enough good school places to go round. As ever, it is the poorest that are being hit the hardest, with the most acute problems occurring in inner city areas. Source: The Guardian.

Whilst there’s still room for improvement lets make no mistake education has improved under Labour. As Conor Ryan, former adviser to Tony Blair states, “admissions are less of a lottery now than they were when Labour was elected”. Pupils are achieving better results than ever and than chances of children ending up in sink schools are less. There’s no room for complacency but let’s not forget our achievements.