The research by National Foundation for Educational Research shows theseschools also admit low numbers of pupils who are eligible for freeschool meals.
Senior research officer Tasmin Chamberlain said: "Some community- andvoluntary-aided schools appear to admit a lower proportion of pupilsfrom disadvantaged backgrounds than might be expected." She said thatfurther work was needed to establish why this was the case.
- www.nfer.ac.uk.
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