The number of children singled out as gifted or talented in primary schools has risen.
Government figures show that in 8.1 per cent of children were identified as “gifted and talented” this year compared to 6.9 per cent last year. There were big ethnic differences. More than one in five Chinese children were "gifted and talented”, compared to less than one in sixty Irish traveller.
The figures are based on information gathered in the January 2008 school census.
The number of pupils who spoke English as a second language also rose slightly – up by 0.9 per cent to 14.4 per cent.
Overall, primary school class sizes remained broadly stable.
Pupil characteristics and class sizes in maintained schools in England
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