The article

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article721626.ece
Truth about the class of '67
by Kenny Farquharson
The Sunday Times
May 21, 2006

has a more detailed look at the school and lets one understand why Brown criticized it. I still don't think the schol was a bad idea. Students who find an elite school too demanding should be able to transfer to different schools without feeling that they are failures.