State Schools are also divided (in some parts of the country, such as Kent) into selective and non-selective at the age of 11. If you pass a specific test (the

State Schools are also divided (in some parts of the country, such as Kent) into selective and non-selective at the age of 11. If you pass a specific test (the 11+) you can go to a selective grammar school. There also used to be government funded scholarships to private schools for the very brightest underprivileged children but that was stopped by Labour, the "party of the Working Class".