The Trust found that only around half of 11- to 16-year-olds from low income groups rated themselves as confident taking part in physical activity.
The proportion increases to three quarters among their more affluent peers.
Children from poorer backgrounds are also less likely to understand the benefits of sport and exercise to their wellbeing.
Just 32 per cent of children from low-income backgrounds believe PE will help achieve their ambitions in life, compared to 52 per cent of those form more affluent backgrounds.
The trust’s Class of 2035 report calls for this gap in attitude to sport and activity to be “closed in the short term”.
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