THE INDEPENDENT

      Schools in the UK are amongst the most socially segregated in the world, an international study revealed today.

      The vast majority of children from immigrant backgrounds are crammed into disadvantaged schools with high proportions of fellow migrants.

      Figures in the annual review of international education standards published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show 80 per cent of migrants’ children are clustered in disadvantaged schools with fellow migrant pupils. Only three of the 34 countries in the OECD have a worse record - Mexico, Estonia and Finland.

      The UK’s ranking is even worse when it comes to the education of migrant children whose mothers are highly educated - 42.5 per cent of all children in this category are taught in disadvantaged, the highest figure for any OECD country. With the children of poorly educated mothers, the figure rises to 80 per cent - again the worst record..

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