Sentences with phrase «child eligible for free school meals»

It found that just 24 per cent of children eligible for free school meals attend higher education compared to 42 per cent of children from more privileged backgrounds.

It found that just 24 % of children eligible for free school meals attend higher education compared to 42 % of children from more privileged backgrounds.

The figures show only 52 % of children eligible for free school meals reached the expected standard, compared with 70 % of all other pupils and 67 % of pupils overall.

«It has maintained its status as the top performing region across all key stages when it comes to the performance of children eligible for free school meals,» he said.

A fair chance for every child is being delivered in England through the pupil premium policy which now gives schools extra money for children eligible for free schools meals, but class sizes have not been cut.

Reality Check verdict: In 2015, there was a smaller gap in selective schools at GCSE between children eligible for free school meals and those not eligible for free school meals than there was in England as a whole.

Pupil Premium The pupil premium, which was introduced to improve social mobility in education, has also driven increased money in some schools, although this should of course be limited to expenditure on supporting children eligible for free school meals, who may also have additional learning support requirements.

Figures show that just five per cent of children eligible for free school meals gain five A grades at GCSE, while a child living in one of England's most disadvantaged areas is 27 times more likely to go to an inadequate school than a child living in one of the least disadvantaged.

«Children eligible for free school meals suffer a triple whammy of educational disadvantage.

Pick any measure of attainment — % 5A * - CEM, average points score, % 5A / A *, or value added — and the gap between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers is large.

The Country Trust raises funds to ensure that farm visits are offered at no charge to schools with a higher than average percentage of children eligible for Free School Meals (and therefore Pupil Premium).

From April 2016, it will be worth # 1,150 for every child eligible for free school meals.

Children eligible for free school meals are less likely to get good GCSEs and go on to higher education.

An analysis of admission policies found that only 73 out of the 163 existing grammar schools in England gave priority to children eligible for free school meals.

Children eligible for free school meals are four times more likely to be permanently excluded than their peers, and three times more likely to be excluded for fixed periods.

The Pupil Deprivation Grant promises to pass the money directly to schools, based on the number of children eligible for free school meals.

«Just 8 % of children eligible for free school meals were entered for the EBacc subjects last year compared to 22 % overall.

Schools began receiving the pupil premium - # 430 per year extra for every child eligible for free school meals - in April this year.

Just under half of all children eligible for free school meals (FSM) are not school - ready by the time they start primary school, compared with just over a quarter of wealthier pupils.