Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are struggling to get into grammar schools in many parts of England despite changes to admissions procedures aimed at helping them gain entry, according to research.
A quarter of England’s 160 state grammar schools have fewer than 5% of their pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM), compared with 22.5% of children nationwide. In contrast, only 13 of England’s 2,877 non-selective state secondary schools have fewer than 5% of pupils receiving FSM.
