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'Pupil characteristics - number of pupils by fsm eligibility' from 'Schools, pupils and their characteristics'

• Created: 6 August 2024

'Pupil characteristics - number of pupils by fsm eligibility' for FSM eligible pupils taking free school meals, State-funded AP school, State-funded primary, State-funded secondary, State-funded special school and 2 other filters in Bexley between 2015/16 and 2023/24

		FSM - Percentage of pupils				Headcount
		Total	FSM eligible pupils taking free school meals	known to be eligible for free school meals	known to be eligible for free school meals (used for FSM in Performance Tables)	Total	FSM eligible pupils taking free school meals	known to be eligible for free school meals	known to be eligible for free school meals (used for FSM in Performance Tables)
Total	2015/16	100.0	8.5	10.9	11.8	43,735	3,714	4,781	4,552
	2016/17	100.0	8.3	10.5	11.3	44,165	3,649	4,631	4,390
	2017/18	100.0	8.7	11.0	11.8	43,808	3,826	4,801	4,601
	2018/19	100.0	9.1	12.2	13.1	43,949	4,019	5,352	5,160
	2019/20	100.0	10.5	13.1	14.0	43,962	4,604	5,774	5,545
	2020/21	100.0	13.5	16.2	17.2	43,936	5,929	7,120	6,789
	2021/22	100.0	14.2	17.8	18.9	43,901	6,222	7,806	7,395
	2022/23	100.0	15.2	18.8	20.0	43,662	6,655	8,204	7,821
	2023/24	100.0	15.4	19.1	20.3	43,333	6,657	8,271	7,857
State-funded AP school	2015/16	100.0	0.0	34.3	34.3	67	0	23	23
	2016/17	100.0	0.0	18.4	18.4	38	0	7	7
	2017/18	100.0	0.0	30.6	30.6	36	0	11	11
	2018/19	100.0	0.0	38.7	38.7	31	0	12	12
	2019/20	100.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	14	0	7	7
	2020/21	100.0	0.0	50.0	50.0	6	0	3	3
	2021/22	100.0	no data	40.0	40.0	20	no data	8	8
	2022/23	100.0	no data	66.7	66.7	21	no data	14	14
	2023/24	100.0	no data	40.0	40.0	15	no data	6	6
State-funded primary	2015/16	100.0	8.6	11.3	12.0	22,724	1,954	2,557	2,519
	2016/17	100.0	8.5	10.8	11.3	22,950	1,950	2,474	2,418
	2017/18	100.0	9.2	11.7	12.1	22,934	2,105	2,677	2,639
	2018/19	100.0	9.5	12.4	12.8	22,831	2,160	2,833	2,805
	2019/20	100.0	10.6	14.2	14.6	23,261	2,460	3,293	3,267
	2020/21	100.0	14.0	17.4	17.9	22,935	3,212	3,999	3,974
	2021/22	100.0	14.2	18.5	19.1	22,662	3,218	4,197	4,174
	2022/23	100.0	15.1	19.3	19.8	22,487	3,394	4,338	4,313
	2023/24	100.0	14.8	18.6	19.1	22,381	3,306	4,155	4,128
State-funded secondary	2015/16	100.0	7.9	9.9	10.9	20,477	1,619	2,030	1,850
	2016/17	100.0	7.5	9.5	10.6	20,685	1,553	1,969	1,801
	2017/18	100.0	7.8	9.5	10.6	20,350	1,582	1,936	1,786
	2018/19	100.0	8.5	11.3	12.7	20,581	1,751	2,323	2,172
	2019/20	100.0	10.0	11.3	12.5	20,168	2,025	2,279	2,086
	2020/21	100.0	12.4	14.1	15.6	20,409	2,539	2,883	2,594
	2021/22	100.0	13.7	16.2	17.8	20,561	2,815	3,326	2,956
	2022/23	100.0	14.8	17.3	19.4	20,418	3,018	3,538	3,199
	2023/24	100.0	15.5	18.7	20.8	20,111	3,114	3,751	3,382
State-funded special school	2015/16	100.0	30.2	36.6	39.3	467	141	171	160
	2016/17	100.0	29.7	36.8	37.6	492	146	181	164
	2017/18	100.0	28.5	36.3	37.8	488	139	177	165
	2018/19	100.0	21.3	36.4	37.3	506	108	184	171
	2019/20	100.0	22.9	37.6	39.0	519	119	195	185
	2020/21	100.0	30.4	40.1	40.0	586	178	235	218
	2021/22	100.0	28.7	41.8	42.0	658	189	275	257
	2022/23	100.0	33.0	42.7	42.9	736	243	314	295
	2023/24	100.0	28.7	43.5	44.3	826	237	359	341

Footnotes

1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools

Source: Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Pupil characteristics - number of pupils by fsm eligibility

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