Schools with more poor students less likely to have qualified staff

Rural areas also at disadvantage as schools in cities attract better-qualified teachers

Schools with a higher proportion of disadvantaged students are less likely to have qualified teachers than schools with a more privileged intake, according to a report.

The international study found that in more than a third of countries, including the UK, teachers in "the most disadvantaged schools" are less qualified or less experienced than those in the most advantaged schools.