The group, which includes many top universities, says changes to the funding system in England have meant students who wanted to go to a good university and had the right gradeshave not been able to.
Some schools in the Rowner area do achieve goodgrades, but right across Britain, the poorer the postcode, the more likely kids are to have poor grades.
Ofqual, which regulates exams in England and vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland, says teenagers have been let down by an exams system where teachers are under intense pressure to achieve goodgrades.