Targets to improve reading and maths in disadvantaged schools still not met

Despite considerable upheaval in schools amid the pandemic, primary school children have maintained their overall performance in English reading and maths. File picture: PA

Ambitious targets to improve reading and maths skills for the most disadvantaged students by 2020 have not yet been met.

However, despite considerable upheaval in schools amid the pandemic, primary school children have maintained their overall performance in English reading and maths.