Sentences with phrase «children receiving free school meals achieve»
By 16, children receiving free school meals achieve 1.7 grades lower at GCSE than their wealthier peers.6 Leaving school with fewer qualifications translates into lower earnings over the course of a working life.
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The report was commissioned by the UK Government and produced by a group chaired by former Labour Minister Alan Milburn said that is was «especially concerned» that a smaller proportion of Welsh children who receive free school meals achieve five good GCSEs (26 %) compared to children from similar backgrounds in England (38 %).
Mr Gibb said: «It is a real concern that almost a third of all Key Stage 1 children receiving free school meals are failing to achieve the standard in reading and writing.