…representation of state school pupils, while only 1.5% over-estimated (see appended tables). Only 8% of respondents picked the correct figure of between 51% and 60% of students coming from the…
Low social mobility in the UK has not improved in 30 years
…in 1970 compared with those born in 1958. However, the UK remains very low on the international rankings of social mobility when compared with other advanced nations. Parental background continues…
Elite schools dominate admissions to top universities
…The proportion of university entrants going to Oxbridge from the top performing 30 independent schools was nearly twice that of the top performing 30 grammar schools — despite having very…
Expand Teach First to Primary Schools
The Teach First scheme should be extended to primary schools to attract high calibre graduates into those schools serving poor areas, according to a joint report from the Sutton Trust…
Lasting benefits
…opportunity’ for academically able students from poor homes. Over the next 17 years, more than 75,000 pupils received means-tested assistance from public funds to attend the most selective and prestigious…
Entry to Leading Universities
…top 13 university is approximately 25 times greater if you come from an independent school than from a lower social class or live in a poor area and is about…