Kent grammar schools' entry test 'loaded against poorer pupils'

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds suffer from lack of preparation when sitting 11-plus, study says

Students at a UK school
(Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty)

Poorer children hoping to get into grammar schools in Kent are "rolling a loaded dice" when they sit the 11-plus, a new study says.

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