Gap between private and state school pupils going to top universities widens

A social mobility expert has called the latest higher education participation figures a ‘national scandal’ (PA) - (PA Wire)

Private school pupils in England are almost twice as likely as their state school peers to go to a more selective university, Government figures show.

The gap between pupils in private and state schools progressing to a “high tariff” institution – universities with higher entry requirements – has widened, according to the latest Department for Education (DfE) data.