National - Free school meals (FSM)
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Free school meal eligibility of children in need by social care group.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of pupils
- Number of pupils with free school meal eligibility
- Percentage of pupils with free school meal eligibility
- Filters
- Social care group
- Time period
- 2017/18 to 2023/24
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | social_care_group | t_pupils | t_FSM_eligible | pt_FSM_eligible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | All pupils comparison | 8498590 | 2094170 | 24.6 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | CIN at 31 March | 215330 | 132730 | 61.6 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | CIN at any point | 371210 | 230830 | 62.2 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | CINO at 31 March | 135120 | 82350 | 60.9 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | CINO at any point | 253780 | 153240 | 60.4 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| pt_FSM_eligible | Percentage of pupils with free school meal eligibility |
| social_care_group | Social care group - Filter by social care group |
| t_FSM_eligible | Number of pupils with free school meal eligibility |
| t_pupils | Number of pupils |
Footnotes
- Free school meal (FSM) eligibility is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the FSM data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology.
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