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New research published by the Sutton Trust has found that there are 155 secondary comprehensives in England that are more socially selective than the average grammar school.
Top comprehensives are more likely to admit middle-class pupils than grammar schools in some areas, research has suggested.
Some 155 comprehensive schools have been identified in a report as being “more socially selective” than the average grammar school in their admissions.
Random allocations can be one way of preventing schools from becoming socially segregated, as more affluent parents push up house prices near good schools.
Research by Sutton Trust finds disadvantaged students less likely to get into top performing schools in England than their peers