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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton, Pamela Duncan, Zeke Hunter-Green, Bibi van der Zee and Andrew Gregory

Revealed: students at top private schools have 10 times more green space than state pupils

A composite collage image showing private school pupils, private school buildings, a top hat and greenery and flowers
Pupils at the top private schools have access to 322 sq metres of green space for each student. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Alamy/British Library

Children at the top 250 English private schools have more than 10 times as much outdoor space as those who go to state schools, an exclusive Guardian analysis can reveal.

A schoolboy at fee-charging Eton has access to 140 times more green space than the average English state school pupil, the analysis found. Experts condemned the “staggering” and “gross” inequalities.

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