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loan sharks This apparent contradiction can be put down to disturbing regional disparities. In short, lessons from the success of London Challenge are not being learned, and poor pupils (identified this weekend as "white working-class boys") in coastal towns, second-tier cities, and middle England counties are bearing the cost. The Pisa report was clear on this: "As in many other countries, socioeconomically disadvantaged students in the UK are less likely to succeed at school than their more advantaged peers. However, some countries are more successful than the UK in reducing the influence of socioeconomic status on student performance."