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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bancroft

Top comprehensive schools take fewer pupils on free school meals, report finds

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The best state secondary schools in England are failing to take in disadvantaged pupils and some are less diverse than grammar schools, a new report on social mobility has found.

More than 150 comprehensive secondary schools in England are more “socially selective” than the average grammar school, according to research from The Sutton Trust, and class integration is getting worse.

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