Data set from Schools, pupils and their characteristics

Pupil characteristics - FSM eligibility by ethnicity or national curriculum year group

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Published 9 June 2022

Last updated 9 June 2022

Number of pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units by free school meal eligibility and ethnicity and year group

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Schools, pupils and their characteristics
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of pupils
  • Percentage
  • Total headcount
• Filters:
  • Characteristics
  • FSM Eligibility
  • School type
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

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_group	characteristic	fsm_eligibility	number_of_pupils	denominator	percent_of_pupils
201516	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	830	Derbyshire	E10000007	Pupil referral unit	Ethnicity	Any other ethnic group	Not known to be eligible for free school meals	1	1	100
201516	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	830	Derbyshire	E10000007	Pupil referral unit	Ethnicity	Mixed - Any other Mixed background	Not known to be eligible for free school meals	3	3	100
201516	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	830	Derbyshire	E10000007	Pupil referral unit	Ethnicity	Mixed - White and Black African	Not known to be eligible for free school meals	1	1	100
201516	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	830	Derbyshire	E10000007	Pupil referral unit	Ethnicity	Unclassified	Not known to be eligible for free school meals	1	1	100
201516	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	East Midlands	E12000004	830	Derbyshire	E10000007	Pupil referral unit	Ethnicity	White - White British	Known to be eligible for free school meals	87	166	52.41

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristics - Select required groups
denominator	Total headcount
fsm_eligibility	FSM Eligibility - Select required groups
number_of_pupils	Number of pupils
percent_of_pupils	Percentage

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Footnotes

1. Prior to 2017/18, Ethnicity and Language data was collected for compulsory school age children only.
2. Totals include pupils in General Hospital Schools, however Ethnicity and Language data is not available for these pupils. Breakdowns may not sum to totals as a result.
3. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and pupil referral units. Does not include independent schools

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