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Children from poorer backgrounds who are behind in reading and writing at the end of primary school will have the chance to get extra catch-up lessons.

This comes as part of the Government’s drive to narrow the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers.

Results from last year’s Key Stage 2 tests show that around 100,000 pupils in England failed to reach the expected standard in English.

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