The independent sector, he said, was set to reduce as parents realised that they could get a good education for their child in the state sector for free. According to Ralph Lucas , the owner of the Good Schools Guide , state schools have improved “ beyond expectations ” over the past 30 years , and thus are now threatening to put their independent rivals out of business . Lucas believes that the independent sector is bound to reduce “ as parents realised that they could get a good education for their child in the state " for free . ” Nearly a third of schools ( 265 ) listed in the Good Schools Guide last year were state schools , compared to only 10 when the Guide was first published in 1986 .
According to Ralph Lucas , the owner of the Good Schools Guide , state schools have improved “ beyond expectations ” over the past 30 years , and thus are now threatening to put their independent rivals out of business . Lucas believes that the independent sector is bound to reduce “ as parents realised that they could get a good education for their child in the state " for free . ” Nearly a third of schools ( 265 ) listed in the Good Schools Guide last year were state schools , compared to only 10 when the Guide was first published in 1986 .