Maldon District has one of the lowest uni participation rates in...

PARTS of Maldon district have some of the lowest rates of youngsters going on to university in the country, Government data has revealed.Figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) show that the Maldon East ward has a participation rate of just 14.7 per cent, well below the national average of almost 35 per cent.Heybridge West faces a similar scenario, with just 19 per cent of students choosing to enter higher education.The district as a whole appears in the bottom 40...