Responding to the publication of Office for Fair Access’ (OFFA) new strategic plan, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said today: “OFFA…
Sir Peter Lampl comments on UCAS applications data
…comes after recent data confirmed a big drop in part-timers since the fees increase: mature and part-time students are almost 40% of all students and their decline is a blow…
Poorest children are catching up with the rest of kids when it comes to the three R’s
…The proportion of pupils on free school meals hitting targets at age 11 rose from 63% to 67% in a year. But that figure compared to 83% for the rest…
Two countries united by a common access problem
…facing similar issues when it comes to educational inequalities. Even in setting the scene, the contextual factors at play are strikingly resonant – low levels of social mobility compared to…
ONE IN SIX POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IS PRIVATELY EDUCATED
…students obtained a First or Upper Second class degree (the usual requirements for pursuing a postgraduate course) in 2008 compared with 64% of state educated students. However, comparing like-for-like students…
Four schools and one college win more places at Oxbridge than 2000 schools combined
…universities while the other managed only 28%. At two low-scoring comprehensives, again with near identical Ucas tariff scores, almost 70% of 18-year-olds applied to higher education at one, only 33%…