The report by the children's services watchdog identifies good work by schools in raising the attainment of white boys from low-income backgrounds.
The White Boys from Low-income Backgrounds: Good Practice in Schools report found these boys made good progress in schools where "headteachers and senior managers set high expectations for pupils and staff".
Other factors that had an impact on attainment were when schools had thorough systems for monitoring individual pupils' progress with the most successful schools tackling underperformance as soon as it was identified.
The report also revealed that boys worked best when teachers were genuinely keen to find out what interested them and planned activities around those interests. By doing this, pupils get a curriculum that is tightly structured around their individual needs.
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