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Socio-economic differences in who attends university have remained effectively unchanged over the past two decades, with students from less advantaged backgrounds — described as those who would gain most from higher education — still least likely to enrol.
New analysis finds the poorest students gain most from attending university and urges higher education institutions to increase outreach and support aimed at low-income pupils to improve access and boost life-time returns to degrees for disadvantaged groups.
The Sutton Trust responds to the Department for Education’s plans to introduce vocational, job‑focussed GCSE subjects, setting out its views on potential impacts on social mobility and attainment from these proposed qualifications.
Reflects on the Sutton Trust’s 2026 UK Summer Schools programme, describing outcomes and participant experiences from this year’s courses aimed at raising aspirations and widening access to higher education across the UK.