# Inquiry enters new phase to improve outcomes for white working class pupils

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/findings-of-inquiry-that-found-education-system-is-not-set-up-to-serve-white-working-class-children-will-bring-lasting-change/
- Published: 2026-11-09T05:09:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T11:19:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277037/inquiry-education-white-working-class-children.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- A new inquiry phase will develop practical ways to improve outcomes.
- GCSE English and maths results show a wide attainment gap.
- The review will consider vocational routes and sustained employment.

## Summary

Baroness Morris has launched a new phase of an inquiry into the educational outcomes of white working-class pupils in England, calling for action across society. The review will develop practical solutions to improve children’s starts at primary school and help teenagers aged 14 to 19 access qualifications and work.

The inquiry’s first phase found that 36 per cent of white British pupils receiving free school meals achieved grade 4 or above in GCSE English and maths, compared with 72 per cent of pupils not receiving them. It also found that 52 per cent of white working-class pupils said they were likely to go to university, against 82 per cent of their peers. The year-long review consulted thousands of young people and parents and hundreds of teachers; it said disadvantage may be greater than the data shows because some low-income families were not counted.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Inquiry enters new phase to improve outcomes for white working class pupils](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277037/inquiry-education-white-working-class-children.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [GB News: Society must now act to help white working-class pupils, inquiry declares](https://www.gbnews.com/news/education-news-white-working-class-pupils-inquiry-society)

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