A key plank in the government's reform plan is the new £2.5bn pupil premium, which will be targeted directly at pupils on free school meals and children in care with the aim of improving their educational outcomes and future life chances.
Meanwhile, the Department for Education's £125m Education Endowment Fund will allow schools and other organisations to apply for extra funding to support innovative work to boost the performance of disadvantaged pupils in England's poorest performing schools.
The collection and analysis of data is an important part of these initiatives and can help local authorities and individual schools ensure they are targeting funding where it is most needed, says Rutt.
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