Poorer pupils are much less likely to study at top universities like Oxford and Cambridge

Just 40 children who take free school meals end up at Oxford or Cambridge universities each year. Meanwhile, Eton, where PM David Cameron was a pupil and Westminster School, where Nick Clegg studied, get four times that number to Oxbridge.

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Dr Lee Elliot-Major, director of policy and development at educational charity the Sutton Trust, said: “Our research shows that getting to top universities makes all the difference to getting a good job.

“All bright kids should have those chances, not just those whose parents can pay high fees.

“We believe the Government should introduce a national programme of support for highly able children from low and middle income backgrounds.”

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