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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emily Dugan

Disadvantaged pupils further behind in maths since Covid, English study finds

Pupil with a maths exercise book
Outcomes in maths are down on average for pupils overall, the study found. Photograph: Alamy

Children from low-income families in England are further behind their peers in maths than they were before the pandemic, research suggests.

The attainment gap for disadvantaged primary school pupils in maths has grown from an average of 6.9 months to 8.7 months, the study by the thinktank the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the software firm Renaissance Learning has found.

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