Big deal Quote by Gavin Williamson

You can finish school as soon as you finish the GCSE's.

— Tom Felton

It was never on the cards for me to go to uni, going to a sink secondary modern in the Midlands. The threat was…

— Lenny Henry

Mum was on benefits for a few years. Then I failed the 11-plus and I went to the secondary modern. And that was hard…

— Emily Thornberry

If you look at the best schools that gets the best results, they teach a broad curriculum but they are also rigorous.

— Matt Hancock

I was never particularly academic, so it was no great surprise when I failed my 11-plus and consequently went to Wibsey Secondary Modern. I…

— Kiki Dee

British education is probably the best in the world, if you can survive it. If you can't there is nothing left for you but…

— Peter Ustinov

It doesn't matter what college you go to.

— Brian Krzanich

Most of my friends from Columbia are going on to get advanced degrees. And why not? A Ph.D. is the new M.A., a master's…

— Megan McCafferty

Everybody in my family is very well educated. I'm probably the only one who is not a double post graduate.

— Arfi Lamba

Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.

— A. N. Wilson

I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.

— J. Philippe Rushton

I am not the type who'd enter the best schools just to prove myself.

— Liza Soberano