Free school meal pupils falling further behind their peers, report warns
A new report from the Education Policy Institute reveals that the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged pupils and their wealthier peers has widened in England since the pandemic. The disparity is particularly significant in early years education and at the GCSE level.
Why it matters
This highlights a growing social inequality crisis in the UK education system that threatens long-term economic mobility for low-income children.
Image source, Getty By Hayley Clarke Education reporter Published 11 minutes ago The gap between how well pupils from better-off backgrounds perform at school compared with their classmates from lower-income households has widened, according to a new report.
The article reports on findings from an independent research institute and includes government responses without editorializing.
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