Scrap school admissions policies based on postcode – they entrench inequality

Published on 7 October 2014

This article suggests that the unequal presence at good schools between advantaged and less-advantaged households is driven more by proximity based admissions criteria than differences in parents' preferences for particular school characteristics.

This article suggests that the unequal presence at good schools between advantaged and less-advantaged households is driven more by proximity based admissions criteria than differences in parents' preferences for particular school characteristics.