STATE SCHOOLS OUTSHINE ETON.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: August 28, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

PRINCE William's school Eton ranks just 13th in a combined state and independent school exams league table.

The figures emerged yesterday ...

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