Education written question – answered at on 12 November 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what percentage of school children between the ages of five and 16 years old are eligible for free school meals in (a) the UK, (b) East Anglia and (c) South Suffolk constituency.
Free school meal information for pupils in England, East Anglia and South Suffolk constituency for January 2013 is shown in the following tables. This includes pupils who have full-time attendance and are aged 15 or under, or have part-time attendance and are aged between five and 15, where age is calculated as at
The percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals in the rest of the UK is the responsibility of the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Department for Education, Northern Ireland.
Maintained nursery, state-funded primary, state-funded secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units(1, 2, 3, 4, 5): number of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals, January 2013, England, East Anglia and South Suffolk constituency | ||||||
Maintained nursery and state-funded primary schools(1, 2) | State-funded secondary schools(1, 3) | Special schools(4) | ||||
LA code | Number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals(6, 7) | Percentage known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals | Number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals(6, 7) | Percentage known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals | Number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals(6, 7) | Percentage known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals |
England | 776,445 | 19.2 | 452,600 | 16.3 | 31,655 | 38.3 |
East Anglia(8) | 26,170 | 15.5 | 14,850 | 12.2 | 1,036 | 34.9 |
South Suffolk Constituency | 677 | 11.5 | 442 | 9.1 | 15 | 26.8 |
Pupil referral units(5) | Total | |||
LA code | Number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals(6, 7) | Percentage known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals | Number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals(6, 7) | Percentage known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals |
England | 5,070 | 40.1 | 1,265,770 | 18.3 |
East Anglia(8) | 145 | 26.7 | 42,200 | 14.3 |
South Suffolk Constituency | 3 | 50.0 | 1,135 | 10.5 |
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Includes all primary academies, including free schools. (3) Includes city technology colleges and all secondary academies, including free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools. (4) Excludes general hospital schools. Includes special academies and free schools. (5) Includes pupils in Alternative Provision academies and free schools. (6) Includes pupils who are sole or dual main registrations. Includes boarders. In pupil referral units also includes pupils registered with other providers and further education colleges. (7) Pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals who have full-time attendance and are aged 15 or under, or pupils who have part-time attendance and are aged between five and 15. (8) East Anglia includes Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk local authorities. Note: Total figures have been rounded to the nearest five to prevent disclosure of small numbers (e.g. when used in conjunction with data held elsewhere) therefore totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts. Source: School Census. |
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