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.
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.
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