Grammar schools 'widen poverty gap'

Press Association
Updated
Rear view of students attentively listening to male teacher in the classroom
Rear view of students attentively listening to male teacher in the classroom

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The English grammar school system has widened the gap between rich and poor, according to a study published today.

Pupils who miss out on places at the country's 164 grammar schools are left at an "immediate disadvantage", it suggests.

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