The latest evaluation of the government's Choice Advice service for parents found that it is making a small but significant contribution to improving school admissions.
An interim study on the £12m scheme released in July claimed choice advisers found it difficult to attract parents from disadvantaged groups.
But the latest report by Sheffield Hallam University on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families, found the initiative helped a range of parents from different backgrounds.
However, choice advice workers had difficulty balancing the need to deal with inquiries from self-referring parents, with the need to target parents from disadvantaged groups.
They found parents from all socio-economic groups had valid enquiries and were reluctant to focus all their resources solely on target groups.
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