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Breakfast Clubs: Disadvantaged

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 5983

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of pupils in bands A-F of the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index that attend schools (a) eligible for and (b) participating in the national school breakfast club programme.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) currently supports up to 2,700 participating schools in disadvantaged areas. Around 80% of pupils living in Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) A to F areas attend a school eligible for the NSBP, with around 25% of pupils attending a school participating in the NSBP. There is no requirement for children attending a school participating in the NSBP to engage with the breakfast club.

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