The Education Policy Institute's annual report on the state of education in England shows the trend to close the gap in GCSE attainment has reversed for the first time since 2011.
It increased slightly between 2017 and 2018 by 0.2 months, to 18.1 months.
The research shows a similar picture for the early years with the attainment gap for reception-age pupils also widening by 0.1 months to 4.5 months.
However, the statistics revealed a bleak outlook for the most persistently disadvantaged pupils whose attainment gap narrowed at primary level but widened at secondary school.
This means these pupils - the most disadvantaged young people in the country - are almost two years (22.6 months) behind all other pupils by the time they finish their GCSEs.
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