New report warns brightest pupils are being left behind

Scotland’s brightest pupils are falling behind their international counterparts, according to an influential study.

A report by the Sutton Trust said recent figures from industrialised countries showed “major weaknesses” in Scotland including a “prolonged and sustained decline in able pupils’ performance in science”.

The educational charity report, which used figures from tests conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said Scotland was below the median in reading and mathematics and “trailing behind the performance of able pupils in England in most subject areas”.

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