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Shropshire selective school to admit more boys from deprived areas in £2.6million overhaul

Shropshire selective school to admit more boys from deprived areas in £2.6million overhaul

A Shropshire selective school is to throw open its doors to boys from deprived areas of the borough in a £2.6m overhaul of its approach to equality of opportunity.

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