Private schools in England should be made to share their green space, say campaigners

Royal Hospital school in Suffolk. On average, children at top private schools have access to 322 sq metres of green space. Photograph: Avpics/Alamy

All schoolchildren should have a right to green space to play in, with private schools made to share their extensive facilities, campaigners have said.

A Guardian investigation this week found that children at England’s top private schools have access to 10 times the amount of green space that the average state school pupil can use, while there are some state school pupils who have no access to playgrounds or playing fields at all.