There is a debate about increasing the number of faitth-based schools in the UK. 'President' Blair wants more of them. Generally Church of England primary schools offer a higher standard. I went to a Catholic primary, although not a Catholic. I learnt to read write and add up, but found the religion oppressive. The following may be the answer (quoted from a reader's letter in The Times today).

"A start to remedying the lack of religious tolerance in our society could be to ensure that all state schools give, in the main, a secular education (letters, December 11, etc). Pupils' faiths can be taught in separate classes by various religious tutors coming from outside the schools. This will mean that there will be numbers of children whose parents prefer them not to participate in religious tuition, or who have insufficient representation to warrant a separate class. These children could, during that period, be taught philosophy."