Young white people from disadvantaged towns or those on free school meals are least likely to go to university, new research has found.
Youngsters from England's coastal towns and former industrial heartlands are being "left behind" when it comes to access to university education, according to the Office for Students.
The OfS director for fair access and participation, Chris Millward, said young people on free meals or from disadvantaged areas comprised 92% of those in the bottom fifth of those likely to attend university.
Communities in places including Great Yarmouth, Sheffield, Stoke, Hull and parts of Nottingham have been left behind in recent years, he said. "Through this work, we have identified that 90% of the students in the
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