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Grammars 'ghettos' for advantaged
Published: 18 January, 2008
England's grammar schools are "ghettos for the advantaged", doing little to alleviate poverty, an academic says. Research by Professor David Jesson from York University showed just 2% of pupils in grammars received free school meals, compared with 13% nationally. And in some grammars more than one third of pupils had come from fee-paying schools, he said. Another study said grammars benefited pupils from lower and higher income groups - but again, access was unequal. Academic papers reporting the findings were published in Research in Public Policy. Related articles: 
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