The data comes from a survey of teachers and senior leaders across mainstream primary and secondary schools and found that:
- 31 percent of primary school respondents said more children were showing up to class hungry
- 40 per cent reporting an increase in pupils arriving without adequate clothing.
- 79 per cent of primary school teachers (and 62 per cent of secondary school) said they were spending their own money purchasing items for pupils
Reacting to the report, Professor Becky Francis CBE, Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: