![This graph shows the average grade attained by children in the state school system in the core subjects, split by the deprivation of their neighbourhood.
The left hand side of the graph is the average result achieved by the poorest children, through to the richest children on the right [we ranked children using a decent estimate of household poverty, dividing them by the neighbourhoods in which they live]. Zero on the y-axis is the national (state school) average.
[…] There’s obviously a long way to go: if school results were unrelated to parental income, the line would be flat.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcn2hOVDt1qdm6i2o1_500.jpg)
This graph shows the average grade attained by children in the state school system in the core subjects, split by the deprivation of their neighbourhood.
The left hand side of the graph is the average result achieved by the poorest children, through to the richest children on the right [we ranked children using a decent estimate of household poverty, dividing them by the neighbourhoods in which they live]. Zero on the y-axis is the national (state school) average.
[…] There’s obviously a long way to go: if school results were unrelated to parental income, the line would be flat.
