Lisa Nandy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-09-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of grammar school entrants were eligible for free school meals in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
Nick Gibb
The number and proportion of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals in selective state-funded secondary schools in England in each of these years is listed in the table below:
|
Year |
Number of Pupils |
Number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals |
Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals |
|
2013-14 (data as at January 2014) |
162,629 |
4,204 |
2.6% |
|
2014-15 (data as at January 2015) |
164,149 |
4,163 |
2.5% |
|
2015-16 (data as at January 2016) |
166,517 |
4,237 |
2.5% |
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Source: School Census
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Includes sole and dual main registered pupils
