* Low results represents schools where fewer than a fifth of
pupils receiving free school meals gained five GCSEs at A * to C. Above average results represent schools where
pupils receiving free school meals had GCSE results above the national average.
Based on the incidence of
pupils receiving free school meals (FSM), the primary schools with most children on FSM will lose # 530 per pupil on average compared to # 351 for the primary schools with fewest pupils on FSM.
Finally, based on the incidence of
pupils receiving free school meals during the past six years (FSM6), the primary schools with the most such pupils will lose # 550 per pupil on average compared to # 342 for the primary schools with the fewest such pupils.
These represent the lowest proportion of
pupils receiving free school meals since 2001, when data first started being collected.
These grammar schools have faced criticism for their intake of poorer pupils, with just three per cent of grammar school
pupils receiving free school meals, compared to 15 per cent in comprehensives.
Between 2005 and 2007 the number of
pupils receiving free school meals — a standard measure of poverty — who went to university jumped by 18 % compared to a rise of 9 % among pupils not entitled to free school meals.
With just seven per cent of gifted and talent
pupils receiving free school meals, the Liberal Democrats point out children from low income families are half as likely to be identified as gifted.
Not exact matches
The
school has a high number of newly arrived families and EAL
pupils, and a high number of children
receiving free school meals.
All infant
pupils will
receive free school meals; and practical cookery will be compulsory in the new national curriculum up to age 14.
Pupils on
free school meals and who have also been identified as «gifted and talent» will
receive support from Teach First Advocates in applying for highly competitive courses.
Amongst other achievements, the Welsh Liberal Democrats secured an increase in the
Pupil Premium so every school receives # 1,150 per pupil on free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprentices
Pupil Premium so every
school receives # 1,150 per
pupil on free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprentices
pupil on
free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprenticeships.
At present
schools can
receive # 488 for each
pupil who is eligible for
free school meals, under a measure introduced by the coalition government last year.
About 15 % of
pupils in state
schools are now entitled to
free school meals because their parents
receive welfare payments or earn below # 15,575 a year, the figures show.
This is a Welsh Liberal Democrat policy and it means that
schools across the whole of Wales will
receive  # 918 per
pupil on
free school meals.
This investment builds on the # 282m already secured for the
Pupil Premium by the Welsh Lib Dems, which from next April will be worth # 1,150 for every child
receiving free school meals.
From 2014
schools will
receive  # 918 per
pupil on
free school meals.
These include: the
Pupil Premium which means every school receives # 1,150 per pupil on free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprentices
Pupil Premium which means every
school receives # 1,150 per
pupil on free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprentices
pupil on
free school meals, a Young Persons» Bus Pass, and 5,000 new apprenticeships.
Information collected in the January 2016
school census showed that 14.5 per cent of
pupils at state primaries
receive free school meals, compared to around 18 per cent in 2013.
Greening will look at specifically providing sanitary items for
pupils who
receive free school meals.
Drawing from Department for Education (DfE) data, Teach First found that
pupils who
receive free school meals (FSM) were less likely than their wealthier counterparts to become an apprentice in every area of England.
Only 21 % of the 93.5 % of students in the UK not at private
school receive tuition, and within these students are the staggeringly large 15 % of secondary school pupils in the UK who are eligible for Free School
school receive tuition, and within these students are the staggeringly large 15 % of secondary
school pupils in the UK who are eligible for Free School
school pupils in the UK who are eligible for
Free School School Meals.
Most
pupils who left a secondary
school did so in the first three years, the report suggested, while a previous Education Datalab report has shown that
pupils who
received free school meals were also more likely to move and less likely to achieve five good GCSEs thereafter.
Of those aged 11 - 16, 17 % of
pupils who are eligible for
free school meals (FSM) have
received private tuition at some point in their
schooling, compared with 26 % of students who do not
receive FSM.
Richard Watts (pictured below), leader of Islington council, which introduced
free school meals for all primary
school pupils in 2010, has warned that taking a snapshot of take - up numbers so early in the
school year risks presenting an inaccurate picture of how many children will
receive meals over the course of the year.
All infant
pupils will
receive free school meals; and practical cookery will be compulsory in the new national curriculum up to age 14.
Primary
schools, secondaries and (since 2015) early years settings all
receive additional funding for every one of their
pupils classified as disadvantaged, including those eligible for
free schools meals.
Schools began
receiving the
pupil premium - # 430 per year extra for every child eligible for
free school meals - in April this year.
These reforms do not affect the
Pupil Premium or universal infant
free school meals grants that
schools receive, or academies» Education Services Grant — the rates for these will be announced separately by the DfE.
The idea is that
free school meal eligibility is linked to lower
pupil achievement, and the additional funding can help state
schools to narrow the achievement gap between students who
receive free school meals and those who don't.
Since September 2014,
schools with fewer than 150
pupils have
received extra funding to help provide
free hot
meals for children aged four to seven.
If adopted, an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill by four opposition MPs would automatically require councils to tell
schools which of their
pupils lived in low - income households and claimed benefits that indicated they should
receive free meals.
An extra 50,000
pupils will
receive free school meals under proposals for a new earnings threshold put out for consultation by the government today.