«Disadvantaged
areas already tend to receive higher funding, so the pupil premium would be
relatively smaller for a
deprived local authority and
relatively larger for a more affluent local authority,» said the report.
The study reported in these papers was conducted in a
relatively affluent population and it is not clear whether the results are generalisable across the country, especially in severely
deprived areas where the problems of parenting and child mental health are most prevalent.