The diagram illustrates the percentage of students admitted into four selected high schools between the year 2000 and 2009.
In general it is obvious that, the percentage of scholars who attended specialist schools, grammar schools and voluntary- controlled schools decreased throughout the years while attendees from community schools increased in percentage.
A close look at the table reveals that, in 2000 voluntary- controlled schools accounted for just over half of the students at 52%. This figure fell steadily to 38% in 2005 and then dropped sharply to 20% in 2009. Similarly, grammar schools experienced a significant decrease from 24% in 2000 to 19% in 2005 and dropped again to 12% in 2009. Specialist schools experienced a gradual decline from 12% in 2000 to 11% in 2005 and then finally to 10% in 2009.
Conversely, community schools experienced substantial growth. Started off at 12% in 2000, attendance more than doubled to 32% in 2005 and by 2009 it had risen further to58%. Community schools overtook all other types by 2009 and became the most attended.
