Schools need 50 years to close attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their richer peers, finds study

In an alarming conclusion, the researchers claim that the most disadvantaged schoolchildren – those eligible for free school meals – are two years behind their richer classmates by the time they sit their GCSE's at the end of secondary school
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