Research commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) has found that gaps in educational achievement at the age of 16 have narrowed substantially over the last 25 years, particularly when it comes to the attainment of different ethnic groups.
The study, carried out by Professor Steve Strand of Oxford University and based on data for attainment and ethnicity between 1991 and 2013, showed that Indian and Chinese pupils are pulling well ahead of their White British peers.
Meanwhile, Bangladeshi and Black African students are significantly improving their GCSE grades and starting to do better on average than their White British classmates, even though they are often from very socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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