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Inner city schools, high levels of deprivation, not speaking English as a first language, a large majority of pupils from ethnic minorities...

And what do you get? The most successful school system in the country.

The city state of London has become an education superpower.

The latest evidence comes from some remarkable statistics tracking pupils' progress after leaving school.

They overturn the conventional wisdom that poorer pupils are doomed to do less well than their richer counterparts.

Among those taking A-levels, 63% of inner London pupils eligible for free school meals continue into higher education.

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