[jarvist]

I think your perception is incorrect. It is now well recognised that London has the highest quality teaching in the country: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jan/20/top-local-...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/aug/07/london...

https://www.teachers.org.uk/expert-view/why-attainment-highe...

[lostboys67]

err no the top selective schools in the UK are in big cities the Oratory (London) and King Edward VII (Birmingham)