The majority of both state and independent school pupils said that teaching standards were better at the school than at university, according to the poll of 500 final - year students. (educationbusinessuk.net)
Extra exam time to finish GCSE and A Level tests was given to one in five independent school pupils last year, analysis shows. (educationbusinessuk.net)
The Department of Education's (DfE's) «Widening participation in higher education» statistics show that in 2013 - 14 85 per cent of independent school pupils went into higher education by the age of 19, compared to 62 per cent of those from state schools. (educationbusinessuk.net)