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Commons · Question 84356 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2025

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Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of education investment areas on attainment in regions with historically lower performance.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 30 Oct 2025

Between 2022 and 2025, key stage 2 outcomes in Education Investment Areas (EIAs) improved slightly faster than in non-EIAs, with the attainment gap narrowing by one percentage point. At key stage 4, the Attainment 8 gap between EIAs and non-EIAs remained ...