School leaver uni data published

Three hundred and thirty schools or colleges in England sent no pupils on to top universities, statistics show.

The Department for Education data shows how many students went to Oxford, Cambridge or other leading Russell Group universities in 2009-10.

Of the 13 schools sending the highest proportion to these research-intensive and highly regarded institutions, 11 were selective grammar schools.

Independent schools were excluded from the data.

The statistics show 64% of pupils in England were in "sustained" (for at least six months), education after taking A-levels, with 52% studying at university.

Among local authorities, Harrow had the highest percentage in education, Portsmouth the lowest.

The government said it was publishing the information so parents had greater information on which to base decisions.

Schools Minister Lord Hill said: "We are opening up access to this new data so people can see how different schools and colleges and local authorities perform.

"It is interesting to see how well some local authorities in more deprived areas, and some schools and colleges in those authorities do in terms of students going to our best universities, compared to those in other parts of the country."