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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams, Education editor

England state school pupils as happy with life as private school peers – survey

Primary school students hugging
The study found private schools had no additional advantage with respect to mental health and life satisfaction. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Young adults and teenagers who went to state schools in England are as happy with their lives as their peers at private schools, according to a new study by researchers at University College London.

The research found few differences in mental health or life satisfaction between the two groups, which surprised the study’s authors because of the substantial advantages in spending on wellbeing and support enjoyed by those at private schools.

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