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…on free school meals (FSM) – a key measure of poverty – went on to study at a Russell Group university, considered among the best in the country, compared to…

…pupils of the 1950s who went on to careers that would previously not have been open to them. …… A social divide is still seen in today’s remaining 164 grammar…

…which promotes social mobility, highlighted research that less than 3% of pupils in grammar schools were entitled to free meals, compared with an average of 18% in the areas they…

…better’. Sir Michael, who was previously executive principal of Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney, east London, said: ‘So we need great leaders in our education system from the early years…

…peers. 23% of pupils eligible for the pupil premium were entered for the EBacc, compared with 45% of all other pupils. This gap persists even among the most able pupils….

…particularly among boys from poor homes. The UK fares especially badly when it comes to provision for gifted youngsters: OECD data ranked us 26th out of 34 countries for the…