If we want to raise standards in schools, tackling these problems early on is crucial - the half of all boys who fail at 11 are the same half of all boys failing at GCSE and beyond.

• 如果我们想要提高学校的教育标准，尽早解决这些问题就变得紧迫--11岁中一半读写能力欠缺的男孩在GCSE及以后的考试中同样无法通过。