Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)
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Information on the take up of Universal Infant Free School Meals, including by FSM eligibility.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Schools, pupils and their characteristics
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of infant pupils taking a meal
- Percentage of infant pupils taking a meal
- Total number of infant pupils
- Filters
- FSM eligibility
- Lunch taken
- School type
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2023/24
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_name | region_code | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | phase_type_grouping | characteristic | lunch_taken | pupils | denominator | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | North East | E12000001 | 390 | Gateshead | E08000020 | State-funded primary | FSM Eligible | Lunch not taken | 133 | 1158 | 11.48531952 |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | North East | E12000001 | 390 | Gateshead | E08000020 | State-funded primary | FSM Eligible | Lunch taken | 1025 | 1158 | 88.51468048 |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | North East | E12000001 | 390 | Gateshead | E08000020 | State-funded primary | Not FSM Eligible | Lunch not taken | 748 | 5432 | 13.77025037 |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | North East | E12000001 | 390 | Gateshead | E08000020 | State-funded primary | Not FSM Eligible | Lunch taken | 4684 | 5432 | 86.22974963 |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | North East | E12000001 | 390 | Gateshead | E08000020 | State-funded primary | Total | Lunch not taken | 881 | 6590 | 13.36874052 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | FSM eligibility - Filter by FSM, Not FSM or Total |
| denominator | Total number of infant pupils |
| lunch_taken | Lunch taken - Select required groups |
| percentage | Percentage of infant pupils taking a meal |
| phase_type_grouping | School type - Filter by school type |
Footnotes
- Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools
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