Schools should also be made to publish socio-economic data on applications and admissions, the report from social mobility charity the Sutton Trust has said.
The study sets out clear evidence of how rich parents are using their wealth to ensure their children access the school of their choice.
It also highlights how a minority of parents are cheating the system, some going as far as to buy second homes in favourable catchment areas.
One teaching union said the report proves that “school admission on the basis of a parents’ ability to pay is becoming a reality”.
The study, Parent Power, finds that 32 per cent of professional parents with children aged five to 16 have moved to an area which they thought had good schools, while 18 per cent have moved to live in the catchment area of a specific school.
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