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| Nick Clegg sends son to Catholic state school | Nick Clegg sends son to Catholic state school |
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| Nick Clegg is to send his oldest son Antonio to the Catholic London Oratory school in west London, a state school. | Nick Clegg is to send his oldest son Antonio to the Catholic London Oratory school in west London, a state school. |
| Clegg's family live in Putney, which is within the London Oratory's catchment area. | Clegg's family live in Putney, which is within the London Oratory's catchment area. |
| Clegg is himself an atheist but his wife Miriam is a devout Catholic, and Antonio has been attending a Catholic primary school. | Clegg is himself an atheist but his wife Miriam is a devout Catholic, and Antonio has been attending a Catholic primary school. |
| Tony Blair also sent his son Euan to the London Oratory from Islington in what was seen as a snub to north London secondary schools. | Tony Blair also sent his son Euan to the London Oratory from Islington in what was seen as a snub to north London secondary schools. |
| Parents were given offers by secondary schools at the weekend, and there will be relief in the Clegg household that their son made it to one of the most prestigious and highly regarded secondary schools in London. He will start in September. | Parents were given offers by secondary schools at the weekend, and there will be relief in the Clegg household that their son made it to one of the most prestigious and highly regarded secondary schools in London. He will start in September. |
| The sixth form is co-educational, and the school has a reputation for favouring discipline and streaming according to ability. | The sixth form is co-educational, and the school has a reputation for favouring discipline and streaming according to ability. |
| A spokesman for the deputy prime minister said: "In response to media inquiries, Nick and Miriam can confirm that they have decided to send their oldest son, Antonio, from September onwards to the London Oratory school, a state Catholic secondary school. | A spokesman for the deputy prime minister said: "In response to media inquiries, Nick and Miriam can confirm that they have decided to send their oldest son, Antonio, from September onwards to the London Oratory school, a state Catholic secondary school. |
| "He is currently a pupil at a state Catholic primary school, Our Lady of the Victories in Putney, where he has been going for the last six years. | "He is currently a pupil at a state Catholic primary school, Our Lady of the Victories in Putney, where he has been going for the last six years. |
| "Now that their decision has been made public, they hope that the privacy of their son will be respected." | "Now that their decision has been made public, they hope that the privacy of their son will be respected." |
| Clegg himself attended Westminster school, a private school, and said he faced a dilemma about his children's education, promising he would make the decision about their education on the basis of what was best for them. |