Free School Meals: South Holland and the Deepings
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answered by Stephen Morgan
As of January 2024, 2,166, or 26%, of state-funded primary school pupils and 1,655, or 23%, of state-funded secondary school pupils attending schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency were eligible for and claiming free school meals. This compares with rates of 24% of primary school pupils and 24% of secondary school pupils in the whole of England. These figures are from the school census and are published down to school level in the following official statistics: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.
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