Two in five top universities in UK see drop in students from state schools

The proportion of students from state schools entering UK universities has remained almost unchanged for the past five years, despite a continuing push to boost numbers (Chris Ison/PA)

The proportion of students from state schools entering UK universities has remained almost unchanged for the past five years, despite a continuing push to boost numbers.

More than two in five of the UK’s top institutions saw a fall in the number of students from the state sector starting courses in 2019/20, figures suggest.