Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “Alan Milburn and his commission are absolutely right to urge ambitious measures to boost social…
TOP COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS MORE SOCIALLY SELECTIVE THAN GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
…socially selective schools in the country, 91 were comprehensives, eight were grammars and there was one secondary modern. The 100 comprehensive schools with the least advantaged intakes seem to be…
COMPREHENSIVE PUPILS OUTPERFORM INDEPENDENT AND GRAMMAR PUPILS IN UNIVERSITY DEGREES
Students from comprehensive schools are likely to achieve higher class degrees at university than independent and grammar school students with similar A-levels and GCSE results, a major study commissioned by…
Independent Commission to Review Impact of Fees
An Independent Commission has been established to monitor the impact of increased university fees in England over the next three years, it was announced today. The four person panel, chaired…
Legal work experience commitment boosts student self-confidence and workplace skills
A work experience commitment developed in a partnership between the Sutton Trust and leading law firms is boosting the self-confidence of hundreds of low and middle income students and giving…
Sutton Trust response to GCSE Results Day 2023
…(68.2% compared to 67.3%), and the highest grades (7/A and above), up 1.2pp from 20.8% to 22%. England has seen bigger falls in grades compared to the other nations, as…