Could an admissions lottery be fairer to disadvantaged pupils?

Simon Burgess
Ellen Greaves
Anna Vignoles

Published on 8 October 2014

New research from CMPO, IFS and the University of Cambridge suggests families with lower socio-economic status have less access to higher performing schools than families with higher socio-economic status.

New research from CMPO, IFS and the University of Cambridge suggests families with lower socio-economic status have less access to higher performing schools than families with higher socio-economic status.

Authors

Ellen Greaves

Research Fellow University of Bristol

Ellen, who was a Senior Research Economist at IFS and is now a Research Fellow, is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute.

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Anna Vignoles

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Simon Burgess