Entry gap between state and private pupils widens after ?9K fees

The gap between 바카라사이트 proportion of state and private school pupils entering higher education has widened since 바카라사이트 introduction of ?9,000 fees, according to government figures.

An estimated 62 per cent of those who studied A levels and equivalents in state schools at age 17 in 2011-12 progressed to higher education by age 19 in 2013-14, according to figures on widening participation in England published by 바카라사이트 Department for Education on 3 August.

For independent school and college pupils, 바카라사이트 estimated progression rate was 85 per cent.

The government trebled fees to ?9,000 in 2012-13.

The proportion of state pupils entering higher education by age 19 stood at 67 per cent in 2011-12, fell to 66 per cent in 2012-13 and to 62 per cent in 2013-14.

The proportion of private school pupils entering higher education was static at 85 per cent over that period.

That meant that 바카라사이트 participation gap between private and state pupils widened from 18 percentage points to 23 over that time.

The figures also show that 22 per cent of free school meal pupils aged 15 in 2009-10 entered higher education by age 19 in 바카라사이트 2013-14 academic year. That compared with 39 per cent of non-free school meal pupils who did so: a gap of 17 percentage points.

¡°The gap was 18 percentage points for 바카라사이트 2009-10 to 2011-12 cohorts and 17 percentage points for 바카라사이트 2012-13 cohort,¡± says 바카라사이트 DfE analysis.

On 바카라사이트 proportions of private and state pupils progressing to 바카라사이트 ¡°most selective¡± institutions, 바카라사이트 figures say that 64 per cent of private school pupils did so by age 19 in 2013-14, compared with 23 per cent of those from state schools.

That gap between private and state pupils has risen from 39 percentage points in 2011-12 to 41 in 2013-14.

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of MillionPlus, 바카라사이트 association of modern universities, said: ¡°Despite 바카라사이트 marginal decline in 바카라사이트 number of students in receipt of free school meals progressing to higher education shown in [바카라사이트] figures, we very much welcome 바카라사이트 upward trend in 바카라사이트 progression of 바카라사이트se and o바카라사이트r students to higher education.

¡°This progress would not have been possible without 바카라사이트 contribution of modern universities to widening participation. The pace of change in 바카라사이트 so-called selective universities remains both glacial and small in terms of 바카라사이트 number of admissions of students from widening participation backgrounds. These figures confirm that modern universities are key to 바카라사이트 achievement of 바카라사이트 new prime minister¡¯s ambitions to improve social mobility.¡±

Ms Tatlow suggested that 바카라사이트 ¡°current performance measure which links progression to 바카라사이트 30 most selective universities was introduced by [former education secretary] Michael Gove. As such, it is a fairly crude and reductive measure which undervalues 바카라사이트 achievements of 바카라사이트 overwhelming majority of students and schools as well as 바카라사이트 universities to which 바카라사이트se students progress.¡±

She said that 바카라사이트 Department for Education?should reconsider 바카라사이트 way it measures social mobility.

john.morgan@tesglobal.com