The findings have sparked calls for schools to consider using some of their Pupil Premium funding to give disadvantaged students the same access to extra-curricular opportunities.
The analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics, conducted by the Sutton Trust, finds that 35 per cent of the richest fifth of households have paid fees for extra-curricular activities, compared to just nine per cent of the poorest fifth of households.
Households in the richest fifth are those earning £52,000 a year or more, whereas the poorest fifth are those earning less than £14,000 a year.
The research also reports that 27 per cent of pupils at private schools receive private tutoring compared to 14 per cent of students attending state schools.
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