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Thousands of children struggle to write complex sentences, spell accurately or use basic percentages and fractions after seven years of education. White British boys from the most deprived families perform worse at the age of 11 than any other group. Data shows white British boys eligible for free meals – the Government’s standard measure of deprivation – were the worst performing group (other than those from gipsy and traveller backgrounds.) Among girls, poor white British pupils were also the worst performing group.

Nick Gibb, the Schools Minister, said: "These figures reveal that our education system is letting down half of all 10 and 11-year-old boys who qualify for free school meals...We want...to close the attainment gap between those from poorer and wealthier backgrounds, so starkly demonstrated by today’s figures.”

Some Hope.