News from The Times today suggests that some universities are to run a quota system limiting the proportion of Independent School candidates they admit. While the majority of State Schools deprive their pupils of the Classics, it occurs to me that this could lead to a reduction in Classics undergraduates.Make your own judgement:

Universities cut private pupils in return for higher fees
By Tony Halpin, Education Editor

TOP universities are setting targets that favour state pupils over independent pupils in return for being able to set higher fees, The Times has learnt. Read the article.