Further to Thomas More Davis's letter (Parents should put their money where there faith is, September 28) which was a reply to my previous letter, I feel the need to respond.

I applaud the fundraising the local Catholic schools have done and indeed I did not know the extent of the money they had raised.

However, it is arrogant to assume that they alone, have the monopoly on fundraising, the monopoly on parental support and the monopoly of dedicated teachers.

The primary school my children currently attend (Wimbledon Park Primary School) prides itself on being multi-faith and multi-cultural.

The Parent Teacher Friends Association (PTFA) is constantly fundraising to buy much-needed equipment and facilities for the pupils.

The staff are incredibly dedicated and put much time and effort into their classes and after-school clubs.

Parents help not just by digging into their pockets but by digging the school's gardens or volunteering in the classrooms.

And the parents do not assume their time and money gives them influence over admissions policies.

The basic issue I raised remains the same though. All Labour education ministers have consistently stated they will not tolerate individual schools "cherry-picking" more able students.

They want a better education system for all. The phrase constantly used is "no selection by ability or aptitude". In principle I agree - and yet faith schools are still allowed to select on the basis of creed. They are still allowed to deny local children places at their schools.

And finally- yes I'd like my children to go to the local faith school - (St Cecilia's) despite the fact that it is new and has not had any exam results published yet. The reason is because it is a small mixed secondary school, with a good ethos and new facilities.

Who wouldn't want their child to go to such a school? But whilst the Diocese of Southwark is managing to fill the places by bussing children in from all over south London then I fear we will not be getting places.

I share many of the so-called Christian values that these schools purport to hold dear but in my case I simply call them values.

CAROLE STEWART Wimbledon Park