By Clare Fallon, Sky Reporter
Disadvantaged children are being failed by the education system, according to the chief inspector of schools.
Ofsted's Sir Michael Wilshaw will make a major speech saying more needs to be done to help what he calls "unseen children" from poorer backgrounds.
He says the problem has shifted from deprived inner cities - with improvements needed in seaside resorts, rural areas and more affluent places.
In a promotional video produced by the school watchdog, Ofsted, Sir Michael said: "There is nothing predictable or predetermined about poverty leading to failure."
Sir Michael Wilshaw says some schools are "coasting" He uses the example of a school in Brixton - once branded the worst in Britain - to demonstrate how children in poor areas can achieve academically.
Before taking up his role with Ofsted, the school inspector was headteacher at Mossbourne Academy in London and transformed it into one of the country's best performing state schools.
The new headteacher, Peter Hughes, told Sky News: "It makes me very sad that children aren't receiving a fair deal."
Talking about the example his school can set for other areas he said: "Hackney was a no-go area.
"Since Mossbourne's been here, we've shown Hackney what can be achieved. And so that's having a ripple affect."
Among the recommendations being made by Sir Michael is the introduction of National Service Teachers.
They would be directly employed by the Government and sent into failing schools.
He claims the gap between rich and poor is shrinking but that some schools are coasting and letting down children from the poorest backgrounds.
"Many of the disadvantaged children performing least well in school can be found in leafy suburbs, market towns or seaside resorts.
"Often they are spread thinly, as an "invisible minority" across areas that are relatively affluent."
But some unions are worried the focus should be upon tackling poverty and that blaming teaching standards misses the real problem.
Mary Bousted, from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, told Sky News: "Schools can only do so much to rescue children's life chances.
"We need an integrated, joined-up approach to poverty which will help these children."
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