Conor Ryan responds on behalf of the Sutton Trust to a recent Guardian article on private schools. John Harris (What can private schools teach the state sector?, 20 January) maintains…
Government should sponsor private day schools to boost equality
…are accounted for, the gap in earnings between someone who went to a private school and a state school counterpart persists at almost £60,000. Why does this happen? The SMF…
80 top independent day schools back open access
…Westminster, City of London Boys’, King Edward’s, Birmingham, Lady Eleanor Holles, Manchester Grammar, The Grammar School at Leeds and the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. Open Access has been successfully trialled…
England ranks 26th out of 34 OECD countries for highly able
…were unclear exactly what was meant by ‘gifted and talented’. “It was not unusual to hear the complaint that the highly able are a neglected group,” says the report. It…
At least a quarter of access gap to top universities “not due to academic achievement” – Sutton Trust research
…a cognitive math test at age 18. In Australia it is a PISA measure and Tertiary Entry Rank (similar to UCAS points). US fees data are for in-state students in…
SUTTON TRUST RESPONDS TO NEW HEFCE RESEARCH
…National Foundation for Educational Research found that, on average, students from comprehensive schools are likely to achieve higher degree classifications than students with similar attainment from grammar and independent schools….