Meanings of disadvantaged pupils in English

Governors will feel the heat from Ofsted if money for disadvantaged pupils doesn't yield results.

He has promised, in particular, to make it easier for disadvantaged pupils to get to college.

Lampl said the government was right to insist that existing grammars do more to admit disadvantaged pupils.

There is a concern that more disadvantaged pupils in particular will be at risk from lost schooling.

But more than 60 per cent of educationally disadvantaged pupils live in small towns or rural areas.

The Tory annual immigration cap will be kept, and extra money for disadvantaged pupils has been agreed.

He is backing the bill to fund free breakfast at all schools with high numbers of disadvantaged pupils.

About 39% of A-level results were downgraded by the exam regulator Ofqual's algorithm, with disadvantaged pupils worst affected.

Two-thirds of primary schools have some disadvantaged pupils, according to figures compiled for a new Government scheme designed to tackle the problem.

But national figures showed that while disadvantaged pupils made some progress in achieving high standards, they were outpaced by their better-off peers.

A Cumbrian headteacher has welcomed the government's £1bn investment into education to provide catch up plans for disadvantaged pupils in the county.

Its study also raised concerns about how the model's use of historic grade data could hit disadvantaged pupils, potentially benefiting those from private education.

He announced that the schools budget would rise in real terms and the introduction of the £2.5bn pupil premium to target resources at disadvantaged pupils.