There are no failing schools, as published in the league tables (The Argus, December 2).
But there are teachers struggling against the formidable difficulties in deprived areas and often achieving remarkable success against all odds.
To compare exam results with attendance figures is as absurd as comparing an advanced health clinic in Switzerland with a hospital in plague-stricken London in 1665.
What encouragement do school staff and children derive from having their best efforts publicly shamed?
-Maurice Packham, Horsham
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