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And with an overall lower educational attainment compared with white people, they have lower long-term earning power.

Indeed, being middle class may be as much about setting goals and working to achieve them as it is about their attainment.

He said: "I write today to seek assurance there is a specific improvement plan in place, but also pledge my council's support and energy in improving that story including educational attainment in Basildon in general."

Currently, there are limited incentives for schools, as performance data focuses on academic attainment, it says.

Cosla told the BBC that ringfencing spending on teachers was not the best way to protect pupil attainment and that the stalemate is making things worse.