I am not sure that I agree with you, Blondie. Perhaps there may be some connection between being fluent in English and having British parents. Maybe all of the American students at the school (if there are any) are never asked to read aloud and are never given spelling tests. As Alan J. lerner once wrote, "There even are places when English completely disappears / In America they haven't used it for years."

If Shell is a sponsor of Park House School, then that may also lead to British children being given priority. Wouldn't you agree that the Shell company sponsor the school because, in return, they want the children of Shell employees to be given special treatment? And isn't it common knowledge that many of the people who work for Shell are British?

I was under the impression that Park House School insisted on entrance tests for all of the children whose parents want them to go to the school. You say in your posting that "Park House English School does not give priority to British children" , but are you suggesting that a Chinese child has exactly the same chance of passing the entrance test as a British child?