Education (S)

• 93% of UK children attend a state school. 7% attend a private school
• fee paying schools are very expensive (£17,000 per year) and selective, students must pass an entrance exam and interview - attending a private school gives wealthy children considerable advantages
• britain's most influential people are 5x more likely to have been to a fee paying school than the general population
• the education system put some groups at a clear disadvantage. e.g. girls outperform boys and wealthier do better than the poorer