Seems a bit overstated that, Steve. It is very easy to demonstrate public schools (gee paying for Us readers) are over represented in Oxford and cambridge, big business, the media and boardrooms. I'm not aware of that being the case for people attending faith schools.

We.need to be careful. Parents who can will always try to get their children into.what they see as the best schools. That happens even in areas where there are no faith schools nearby. It is not caused by the existence of faith schools and it would not be cured.by eliminating them as long as some schools are.perceived as better than others. Which gets us back to why faith schools are.often, but by no means invariably, as better.