With schools now open to all pupils, the government has still not fulfilled its pledge to deliver 1.3 million laptops and tablets to disadvantaged children.

Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) appeared to be on track to meet its target just as schools fully reopened from 8 March.

But the delivery rate has since fallen significantly, with only 33,544 devices sent to schools, trusts, colleges and local authorities over the past week.

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This brought the total delivered to 1,250,738 as of 8pm on Sunday 7 March - nearly 50,000 short of the government’s target.

The rollout of devices to students has been slow moving, prompting fears last month that thousands of laptops were set to arrive after the school reopening date of 8 March.

In January, nearly a fifth of headteachers reported that laptops provided to their pupils by the government had not worked as required.