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<p>The revised GCSE performance tables[1], published on 24 January 2019, show that
in 2018 26.4% of disadvantaged pupils were entered for the EBacc, the highest this
figure has been since the measure was introduced in 2010. In 2011, just 8.6% of disadvantaged
pupils were entered for the EBacc subject combination. An increase has also been seen
this year in EBacc attainment amongst disadvantaged pupils. The gap between EBacc
entry for disadvantaged pupils and their non-disadvantaged peers has closed by 1.2
percentage points since 2017. Schools such as Dixons Trinity Academy (which is in
an area of high disadvantage) lead the way. They entered 86% of their pupils for the
EBacc in 2018.</p><p>Overall, however, disadvantaged pupils remain less likely to
be entered for the EBacc subjects as their non-disadvantaged peers, and the gap in
EBacc subject entry persists, even among the most academically able disadvantaged
pupils. The Department has said that it would like to see 90% of year 10 pupils starting
to study GCSEs in the EBacc combination of subjects by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-4-and-multi-academy-trust-performance-2018-revised"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-4-and-multi-academy-trust-performance-2018-revised</a>.</p>
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