The Education Policy Institute (EPI) Annual Report looks at the state of education in England, with a focus on the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers.
EPI’s 2025 Annual Report considers the attainment of vulnerable groups of students at the ages of 5, 11, 16 and by 18. The report analyses attainment gaps based on economic disadvantage, gender, ethnicity, English as an additional language (EAL), Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and geography.
You can access all sections of the 2025 EPI Annual Report, as well as our Executive Summary, using the links below.
Foreword & EXECUTIVE SUMMARYDisadvantage
genderGeoGraphic Disadvantage Gaps
Below, you can also find links to EPI’s previous reports on the disadvantage gap:
Covid-19 and disadvantage gaps in England 2021
Covid-19 and Disadvantage gaps in England 2020
Acknowledgements
This report has been kindly funded by the Sequoia Trust and Unbound Philanthropy.
Unbound Philanthropy is an independent private grantmaking foundation that invests in leaders and organizations in the US and UK working to build a vibrant, welcoming society and just immigration system.