Sentences with phrase «white working class pupils»

Mr Twigg said that white working class pupils on free school meals were the worst performers, with fewer than 30 % achieving five good GCSEs, including English and maths.

White working class pupils least likely to attend grammars, new Sutton Trust research find JAMS also underrepresented

White working class pupils achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group, with just a quarter of boys and a third of girls achieving 5 good GCSEs.

Chinese pupils from disadvantaged homes are almost three times as likely as white working class pupils to get five good GCSEs, according to new analysis published by the Sutton Trust today.

The report recommends that working with white working class pupils from an early age and engaging parents are key in ensuring all young people have the opportunity to participate in higher education.»

Not exact matches

Minorities Step over White Working - Class Pupils in Englands Failing Schools.

Bangladeshi, Indian, black African and Pakistani pupils from poorer homes were also found to perform «well above» the national average, while white working class boys achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group.

Attainment in UK schools among disadvantaged pupils varies dramatically between different ethnicities, with white working class boys achieving the lowest GCSE grades, according to new analysis.

The issues it highlighted included the labelling of «working class boys», as the DfE does not collect information on pupils» socio - economic status and the statistics quoted were actually about white make students who were eligible for free school meals in year 11.

White working class boys have lowest GCSE Grades as disadvantaged Bangladeshi, African and Chinese pupils show dramatically improved results

«It is advantaged white pupils that both the white working class and ethnic minority working class pupils perform significantly worse than, according to the data.»

It is advantaged white pupils that both the white working class and ethnic minority pupils perform significantly worse than, according to the data.

Elements primary, which plans to open in September 2015, will serve an area of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, with a «predominantly white working class community», where more than half the pupils will be expected to be eligible for free school meals.

The government's pupil premium scheme, which gives more money to schools for each child on free school meals, should also be more focused on aiding white working class children, he added.

Ninety per cent of pupils are white and working class, with 59 per cent eligible for pupil premium funding.

White working - class children need schools with incentives to attract high - quality teachers and longer days to allow pupils to do their homework, says a cross-party committee of MPs.

«White working class» come near the bottom of the hierarchy, whereas other non-white groups, and mixed race pupils score much more highly.

White working - class pupils have suffered.