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Poverty and home language no excuse for poor school marks

Primary school where two-thirds of children speak English as a second language gets 100% pass rate in exams

One in three pupils at the Thomas Jones primary in Kensington and Chelsea, in the UK, have Arabic as their first language and more than half are living below the poverty line.

Headteacher David Sellens said the school's success is down to a good 'early grounding in the basics' of Maths and English, and insisting on the highest standards of manners from the pupils.

Ref: Daily Mail

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