Education : David Cameron and his wife Samantha have accepted a place at a Church of England academy a short walk from Downing Street for their daughter Nancy . David Cameron is to become the first Conservative prime minister to send a child to a state secondary school after accepting a place at a Church of England academy a short walk from Downing Street . The Prime Minister has been privately worshipping at a London church once a week , often on a weekday morning , for several years . Now he and wife Samantha have decided to send daughter Nancy , 11 , to the Grey Coat Hospital , a CofE school in Westminster , from September . It is a significant break from tradition for a Tory leader – and for the Camerons personally , given that the Prime Minister was educated privately at Eton and his wife at Marlborough College . Grey Coat Hospital is thought to have been the family ’ s second choice for Nancy , after another church school in West London . Like hundreds of thousands of parents , the Camerons heard this week from their local authority which of several applications had been successful . A family friend has revealed that they have now accepted a place at Grey Coat Hospital – a choice which will be seen as an indication of Mr Cameron ’ s confidence that he will still be in power later this year , given its proximity to Number Ten . The school is rated outstanding by education watchdog Ofsted and is one of the most sought-after state schools in the area , with seven applications for every place . Tory chief whip Michael Gove sent his daughter Beatrice there last year , when he was Education Secretary . Featuring recently in Tatler ’ s guide to the best state schools , its sixth-formers produced 71 per cent A* to B A-level grades last year . Many went on to Oxbridge and other elite universities . School down for video . The school is ethnically mixed , with only around a third of its pupils being white . It also prides itself on being a social melting pot , with children from council estates mingling with those of middle-class professionals . Headteacher Sian Maddrell insists on strict discipline , with pupils placed in detention if they forget books , are disruptive or even glance at the clock during lessons . They are barred from using detention time to do homework , instead being expected to read an ‘ improving book ’ . The school ’ s official uniform outfitter is John Lewis , including its upmarket London department store Peter Jones . It admits girls aged 11 to 18 and boys only in the sixth form , with 151 places allocated for this year ’ s intake . A total of 116 are reserved for girls from practising church families , preferably with attendance for at least 40 weeks of the year for the previous five years . A further 15 go to pupils with an aptitude for languages , with remaining places filled on an open basis , with preference given to those living nearby and attending ‘ feeder ’ schools . Second choice : The school is rated outstanding by Ofsted and is one of the most sought-after state schools in the area , with seven applications for every place . The school was founded on St Andrew ’ s Day in 1698 to educate poor boys and girls so they could be ‘ loyal citizens , useful workers and solid Christians ’ . After a colourful history which included a murder in 1773 and a rebellion against the ‘ dreadful conditions ’ in 1801 , it became a girls ’ day school in 1874 . It is not clear on what basis Nancy has been admitted , but Mr Cameron is understood to have been paying regular private visits to worship at a London church for several years . He and his family sometimes attend on a Sunday , but more often he blocks out part of his diary on a weekday morning to worship alone , friends say . The Camerons also applied to Lady Margaret School , a Church academy in Fulham , West London , which is rated ‘ outstanding ’ , but are not thought to have been offered a place there . The Prime Minister sent his children to a Church state primary school in Kensington , which also reserves most of its places for families who are regular churchgoers . Political leaders have in the past attracted controversy for sending their children to high-performing faith schools , such as the strict Catholic London Oratory in West London chosen by Nick Clegg and Tony Blair for their children .
David Cameron accepts place at a CofE academy for daughter Nancy , 11 . From September , she will be a pupil at Grey Coat Hospital in Camerons . He 's the first Conservative PM to send a child to a state secondary school . Like other parents , the Camerons heard this week from their local authority .