Sean Coughlan cites findings from the Chain Effects 2016 report.

Academy trusts are no better than local authorities at raising school standards, researchers have found.

The Education Policy Institute think tank has produced a league table of academy trusts and councils in England.

David Laws, former schools minister and the institute’s chairman, said successive governments had been “in denial” about failing academies.

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The Sutton Trust education charity has also published a report warning that too many academy trusts are not providing a good enough education for disadvantaged pupils.

It says that one in five academy chains is “performing substantially below the national average for attainment and improvement” for children from poorer families.

Read the full report here. The Trust report was also featured on 5 Live news bulletins.